LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Gryfevale
DEC. 22ND. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND At 1.40 P.M. the coastguardtelephoned that a vessel had struck a mine north of the Tyne. The sea was slight, with a westerly wind blowing. The motor lifeboat John Pyemont was launched at 2.20...
Cairnie
APRIL 3RD. - ABERDEEN. At 8.33 P.M.
the steamer Cairnie, of Methil, was sounding distress signals and showing white flares on Aberdeen Bar. A moderate E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. At 8.51...
Floreat
MAY 17TH. - ARBROATH, ANGUS. Late at night it was learnt that the local fishing boat Floreat was three hours overdue.
Although the weather was fine the motor lifeboat John and William Mudie was launched at midnight to...
A Whitley Bombing Aeroplane (3)
DECEMBER 9TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL, CLOVELLY, AND APPLEDORE, DEVON. On the afternoon of the 9th December Padstow No. 1 motor life-boat put out to the help of a Whitley bombing aeroplane which had been reported down in the...
Two Fishing Boats
FEBRUARY 3RD. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.
At 10.10 in the morning a report was received from Scurdy Ness that two fishing boats which were at sea would find it dangerous to enter harbour. A northerly wind was blowing, with a heavy...
Life-Boat Crossword
Across 1-Windy head-gear (9) 7-Welcome precipitation? (4) 8-Genusmus (5) 9-Often without further (3) 10-Depression (4) 11-In disarray (7) 14-Standard (6) 15-Customer (6) 17-Author's profit (7) 21-Inside this legal document (4) 22-Persian...
Category: Articles
Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Appeal
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION Patroness—HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
President— VICE-ADMIRAL His GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., F.R.S.
Chairman— THOMAS BARING, ESQ., M.P., V.P....
Category: Advertisement
The Life-Boat
The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat is...
Category: Articles
A Word to Our Well-Wishers
It must be obvious to any one who reflects on the subject for a moment, that the low price of 1 1/2d. at which this Journal is sup- plied, for the express purpose of bringing it within the reach of fishermen and boatmen, cannot cover the...
Category: Articles
Income and Expenditure for 1930
Life-boats:- EXPENDITURE. £ ,. d. s ». d.
New Life-boats for the following stations :—On account — Ballycotton, Berwiek-on-Tweed, BridJington, Campbeltown, Clacton, Clogher Head, Cloughey, Dover,...
Category: Accounts