LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Leading Chief
At 3.40 P.M.
on the 28th September the Coastguard reported that a barquentine was ashore on the Sunk Sands, and the crew of the Motor Life-boat Albert Edward were promptly assembled. A moderate S.W.
breeze...
An International Life-Boat Organization
AT the International Life-boat Con- ference the proposal was made by Count Yoshii, President of the Imperial Japanese Life-boat Society, that steps should be taken to form an International Life-boat Organization.
COUNT...
Category: Meetings
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
HOLYHEAD.—The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was called out on service on the morning of the 26th Jan., 1893, signals of distress having been shown by the schooner Sarah, of and from Fowey for Runcorn, which had stranded on the...
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services (From Page 8)
Lifeboat Services (from page 8) At 2248, seeing the boat pass through the foul area, Coxswain Bowry took Gertrude on to the sand in breaking seas 7 cables from the casualty's position. The wind was now north east force 6 with rough seas...
Category: Services
Fast from a Carriage the Fast Carriage Lifeboat Takes Shape
The experimental prototype of a new design of 38ft lifeboat which is fast, yet capable of launching from a carriage, is now under construction and will begin trials in the spring. Edward Wake-Walker examines her development.THE RNLI HAS A...
Category: Articles
St. Pierre
Storm tow HARTLAND POINT Coastguard informed lifeboat 70-001, Charles H. Barrett (Civil Service No. 35), at 0210 on February 6 that a trawler was sinking 281°T 26 miles from the Point. The lifeboat was under way by 0220 and 12 minutes...
Task of the Vikings
W ith one of the world's loveliest, albeit most rugged, coastlines - some 2,650km in length and encompassing waters ranging in potential dan yr from the relatively benign Skagerrak. via the remoteness of the cod banks off the Lofotens....
Category: Articles
A Motor Fishing Boat
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—At 2.45 in the afternoon of the 26th of November, 1951, the honorary secre- tary was on the sea front and saw a local motor fishing boat two miles to the west of the life-boat station drift- ing rapidly. She had...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 11th October, 1888.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., T.V., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and...
Category: Committee
December
Launches 52 Lives rescued 54 DECEMBER 2ND. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
At 6.15 in the morning the coastguard reported that a vessel three miles south-east of St. Ives Head had signalled that she was sinking. A moderate...
Category: Services