LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Swedish Award
IN April, 1951, the Longhope life-boat rescued the crew of forty of the motor tanker Oljaren, of Gothenburg, in a service lasting twenty-three hours.
The Institution awarded its bronze medal for gallantry to the coxswain...
Category: Awards
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19th October.
A vessel had been reported ashore, but could not be found. One of the life- boatmen was washed overboard, but rescued.—Rewards, Thanks of the In- stitution inscribed on vellum, letters of thanks, and £l...
Life-Boat Stamp Club
Miss MARGARET POWER, of Mount Royal, Old Common, Cobham, Surrey, the honorary secretary of the Life-boat Stamp Club, reports that the club is growing, but that the demand for stamps is greater than the supply.
Besides...
Category: Articles
B.E.M. for Two Coxswains
THE British Empire Medal has been awarded to Coxswain Hugh Nelson, of Donaghadee, and ex-Coxswain William McConnell, of Portpatrick, in recogni- tion of the services they rendered in rescuing 33 survivors from the Princess Victoria on the...
Category: Awards
The S.S. Gracehill
Early on the morning of the 9th of March, 1957, the Campbeltowrn life- boat rescued the crew of ten of the S.S.
Gracehill, of Belfast, who had taken to the ship's boats after she had gone aground in thick fog. For a...
Crew Strengths
The Committee of Management of the R.N.L.I. have decided that the authorised full crew of all conventional life-boats shall in future be seven. Until now the authorised crew of wooden life-boats of over 41 feet in length was...
Category: Committee
John Young of San Francisco Is Donating Money Each Year to the Rnli to Buy White Horse Whisky for Distribution to Crews Mr Young Has Also Asked His Lawyers to A
John Young of San Francisco is donating money each year to the RNLI to buy White Horse whisky for distribution to crews. Mr Young has also asked his lawyers to amend his will to ensure that the gifts continue.
Richard Evans... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Buster Merryfield Alias Uncle Albert from Tv's Only Fools and Horses Drew the Winning Tickets In the Rnli's 48Th Lottery on 31 January 1990
Buster Merryfield, alias Uncle Albert from TV's Only Fools and Horses, drew the winning tickets in the RNLI's 48th lottery on 31 January 1990.
He is pictured with Anthony Oliver, the RNLI's head of fund raising,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Teams of 16 Rowers Took Turns to Achieve a 24-Hour Sponsored Row In Plymouth Sound
Two teams of 16 rowers took turns to achieve a 24-hour sponsored row in Plymouth Sound.
They came from the Plymouth School of Maritime Studies and organised the strenuous event themselves under the guidance of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Car Boot Sale Organised By Henley-On- Thames Branch Last Autumn In Full Swing:
The car boot sale organised by Henley-on- Thames branch last autumn in full swing: trade in garden tools, nearlv new clothes, toys, bric-a-brac and all manner of goods was brisk. An original, popular and profitable enterprise which resulted... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs