LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The jammy Geordie
Robson Green’s acting, presenting and singing skills have earned him sparkling success, but he’ll never forget his rugged roots
I’m from Northumberland mining stock – my father,...
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The Fishin Boat Aurora
PETERHEAD.—It was reported at o'clock on the morning of the 24th September that a vessel was on the rocks at Scotstown Head, about six miles to the N. of Peterhead. A thick mist prevailed at the time, and as a strong breeze was blowing...
The Long Sand Lightship
HARWICH.—On the 30th January the Kentish Knock Light-vessel telephoned to Ramsgate that the Long Sand Lightship was flying a distress signa?, and a message was at once despatched by telegraph to Harwich to that effect. On receipt of the...
The Codling Lightvessel
Wicklow.—At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 1st of February, 1957, a message was received from the Irish Lights stating that a member of the crew of the Codling lightvessel was suffering from a poisoned hand and asking if the life-boat would...
The Fishing Trawler Rosebud
Newcastle, Co. Down. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 1st of January1959, a passing motorist told the motor mechanic that a fishing trawler anchored off Mullartown Point was burning distress flares. At 3.40 the life-boat William and Laura...
The Conningbeg Lightvessel
Kilmore, Co. Wexford - At 12.30 a.m. on 4th February, 1967, a message was received that a man had fallen overboard from the Conningbeg lightvessel.
A further message advised that the man had been picked up and required a...
The Grosvenor Sports Club
THE Grosvenor Sports Club, which was founded in October, 1962, when members of the head office staff of the Institution met to discuss sports and.
social activities, is going from strength to...
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The Life-Belts In Use By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra-buoyancy to support a roan heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides himself.
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The Caister Station Endangered
There have been two Life-boats at Caister, on the Norfolk coast, one for seventy, the other for sixty years, and they have the magnificent record of 1709 lives rescued from shipwreck.
These two boats lie on the open sandy...
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At the Limits
Each year's Annual Presentation of Awards provides an opportunity for an informal discussion on some of the medal services, the lifeboats involved and other aspects of lifeboat work. The day after the presentation of the medals in London...
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