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Mrs Edith Greig 94 Years Old

Date: Spring 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 488

Mrs Edith Greig, 94 years old, has collected for the lifeboats every year since World War I and on March 10 helped Mexborough and District guild collect £731 on its flag day; she was 'on the job' from 9am to 4pm. A holder of the... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Mrs Kate Stoy,

Date: Spring 1987

Volume: 50

Issue: 500

Mrs Kate Stoy, governor and Lewisham branch committee member for more than 30 years and wife of former branch chairman Fred Stoy. She was awarded the RNLI's silver badge and, as chairman of the local Trefoil Women's Guild, organised...

Category: Obituaries

A Canoe

Date: December 1964

Volume: 38

Issue: 410

CANOE HAD OVERTURNED At 10.15 a.m. on 3ist August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a passing ship had reported an overturned canoe. There was a choppy sea with a gentle easterly breeze. It was one hour before low...

A Dinghy (5)

Date: December 1967

Volume: 40

Issue: 422

At 5.14 p.m. on 20th July, 1967, a message was received that a dinghy which appeared to have broken down was under observation about three miles off shore.

On the receipt of further information at 5.33 it was decided to...

18 in 1 day

Date: Summer 2011

Volume: 61

Issue: 596 Lifeboat Magazine Summer 2011

Tynemouth lifeboat crew rescued 18 people on one busy Saturday, 26 March. First, three trawlermen needed a tow home to Blyth after their vessel suffered an engine fire. Both Tynemouth lifeboats, along with RNLI colleagues from Cullercoats...

Category: Articles

Wild Rose

Date: February 1893

Volume: 15

Issue: 167

REDCAR.—The Life-boat Brothers was launched for exercise at 2.15 P.M. on the 23rd June, 1892, in a moderate gale from the N. by E. and a rough sea, and, while under sail, the coble Wild Rose, of Eedcar, was seen, about two miles to leeward,...

Various Vessels

Date: October 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 331

Aberdeen.—During the very bad storms from 21st January to 1st February the motor life-boat was launched three times, the pulling and sailing lifeboat was launched once, and her crew assembled twice. The Institution's lifesaving apparatus...

Life-Boat Books and Articles

Date: December 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 336

IN October, 1936, and 1937, supplements were published with The Life-boat giving particulars of books, and also articles in periodicals, which dealt with the life-boat service or in which the service was mentioned. All which could be traced...

Category: Articles

A Hulk

Date: June 1934

Volume: 29

Issue: 318

31st Janu- ary. A hulk without lights had broken away from her tug off Chapel St. Leonards, thirty-five miles from the life-boat station. It was believed that a man was on board. The sea was heavy, with a strong northerly wind and rain....

Fishing Boats (5)

Date: October 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 339

Port Erin, Isle of Man.—During the afternoon of the 25th April, 1989, a strong N.E. wind was blowing, with a rough sea. Three fishing boats were out and at 5 P.M. the motor life-boat Ethel Day Cardwell was launched to their help. Two of the...