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Catching Them Young

Date: Autumn 2001

Volume: 58

Issue: 558

Cullercoats lifeboat station's newest recruit was so keen to join the crew that he applied on his 17th birthday - the minimum age for RNLI crew. Scott Jones has several seasons' experience as a life guard and had been lending a hand... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

That's Life

Date: Spring 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 552

Many years ago there was the-launching of the Mumbles/hearse Before the boathouse and slipway were built, the RNLI owned two horses to haul the Mumbles boat on a carriage over the wide mud flats into the water. One day the local undertaker...

Category: Articles

Lifeboat People

Date: Winter 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 487

Among the awards announced in the New Year Honours list were: Knights Bachelor Timothy Hugh Bevan, chairman, Barclays Bank PLC. Sir Timothy has been honorary treasurer of Balcombe and Staplefield branch since 1964 and was awarded the...

Category: Articles

Elsign

Date: August 1905

Volume: 19

Issue: 217

The schooner Ensign, of Plymouth, displayed signals of distress, in a strong S.S.E.

gale, off Clovelly, on the 16th January, and in response the Life-boat Elinor Roget, put off and rescued her crew of five hands, the...

The Crew of the Tynemouth Motor Life-Boat

Date: February 1917

Volume: 23

Issue: 262

Left to right. Back row : SCARTH, T. W. Q. SMITH (Assist. Motor Mechanic), J. S. BBOWNLEE (Second Coxswain), ROBT. SMITH (Coxswain), F. G. HAMILTON (Motor Mechanic), CUMMINGS.

EVnr,t ra«,: RRAIRFR KAV Mil I ARD... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Jola

Date: December 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 328

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—20th September. The Dutch motor vessel Jola, of Delfzyl, had stranded on the Scroby Sands, but got off unaided and came into Yarmouth Roads.— Rewards, £9 10s..

A Steam Drifter

Date: March 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 329

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

•—15th October. A steam drifter had grounded, but got off without help, and another drifter reported aground could not be found.—Rewards, £15 7s. 6d..

A Small Boat

Date: December 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 340

Dover, Kent.—28th September, 1939.

A small boat had been reported as capsized six miles from Dover in a rough sea, but the life-boat could find nothing.—Partly permanent paid crew: Rewards, £1 17*. 6d..

A Sailing Boat

Date: December 1937

Volume: 30

Issue: 332

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—15th July.

A sailing boat had capsized in a moderate N.W. gale. A French destroyer picked up one man, and the other man on board could not be found.— Rewards, £9 6s..

A Vessel

Date: December 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 336

Margate, Kent.—4th August, 1938.

The Tongue Light-vessel had reported that a vessel was sending out signals for help, but no vessel could be found.—• Rewards, £13 8s..