LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

RAMSGATE.—During a fresh gale from the E.N.E., with snow and hail, on the 20th November, signals were fired by the Goodwin Sands Lightships, and a barque was seen ashore on the Sands. The Bradford Life-boat proceeded to her assistance, in...

On a chilly December evening a team from Littlehampton fundraising branch set out on their annual pub rush and collected cash in aid of the RNLI.

Wearing yellow oilskins and carrying collection boxes and buckets, they aimed... - View image in PDF

GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN. — Shortly after 9 A.M. the Coastguard reported that a barque about a mileN-W. of Copeland Islands was signalling for "immediate assistance." The Coxswain assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat Chapman....

Commander S. W. F. Bennetts, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., Chief Inspector of life- boats, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Rottingdean on 1st of April, 1961. He joined the Institution as District Inspector (General) in 1949 and in...

The Princess of WSife* life-boat at Holyhead saved 34 persons fewft the ship Lydia Williams, of Liverpool, whjoh. tank on Salt Island; 12 persons from the bamj/jr Bayadere, of Rouen: and 7 persons from, WJ.

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— On the 26th September, the ketch Garside, of Bridge- water, was wrecked during a gale of wind off Pembrey. The life-boat City of Bath was at once launched, and saved 2 out of 3 of the crew. The mate of the vessel had previously endeavoured...

WHITBY.—The Life-boat John Fielden was launched at 12.30 P.M., on the 12th February, and attended some of the cobles which were in danger while returning to the harbour, a heavy sea having sprang up during the time they were out fishing..<...

THOMAS MOORE HORNE, who died in January, 1955, at the age of 82, was coxswain of the Exmouth life-boat from 1928 to 1938. He was second coxswain from 1920 to 1928, and before that had been signalman for eleven years..