LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

MINEHEAD, SOMERSETSHIRE. — The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat Station at Minehead, there being sufficient men available for manning and launching the boat, in order to strengthen the Life-boat Service on the...

On the 3rd De- cember, during a strong gale from S.S.E., and in very thick weather, the steamer Flying Mist brought information from Car- raidale, thirteen miles N.'E. of Campbeltown, N.B., that the barque William Gillies, of Greenock,...

NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.—Shortly before noon on the 7th January the Coastguard reported that a ketch was in need of assistance off St. Agnes Head. The crew of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 5 were immediately summoned, and the boat proceeded with...

Islay, Hebrides.—At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of April, 1957, the Resident Medical Officer of the Island of Colonsay asked if the life-boat would convey a young woman suffering from appendicitis to Port Askaig in order that she could...

Girvan, Ayrshire. At one o'clock early on the morning of the 16th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had broken down because of a defect in her steering six miles north of Corsewall Point. A num- ber...

THURSDAY, 14th June, 1900.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and...

North Eastern Division North Sea Hurricane FORCE 9-10 north north east wind; rough sea with a heavy swell; low water; visibility down to about a half to one mile on an overcast morning with frequent hail and snow squalls; Flamborough...

The following retired coxswains have died: Ex-Coxswain Henry Nicholas served continuously in life-boats from 1919 until his retirement in March, 1967, the last 1 years as coxswain of the Sennen Cove, Cornwall, lifeboat.

Mr...