LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Isaac Clark of Runswick: When He Retired Last Year He Had Given 59 Years of Service to His Station—20 Years As a Crew Member 34 As Winchman and Five As a Shore H
Isaac Clark of Runswick: when he retired last year he had given 59 years of service to his station—20 years as a crew member, 34 as winchman and five as a shore helper—and his connection with the lifeboat extended back even longer than the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday the 15th day of March, 1860, Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Earl of SHREWSBURY and TALBOT, C.B., V.P., in the Chair, the following Report...
Category: Annual Reports
Fast from a Carriage the Fast Carriage Lifeboat Takes Shape
The experimental prototype of a new design of 38ft lifeboat which is fast, yet capable of launching from a carriage, is now under construction and will begin trials in the spring. Edward Wake-Walker examines her development.THE RNLI HAS A...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 6th October, 1887.
L. T. CAVE, Esq., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vions Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, Building,...
Category: Committee
Eight Medals for Gallantry
Coxswain Henry Blogg (two gold and three silver medals). - View image in PDF
Second Coxswain J. J Davies (three bronze medals). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Silver Medal for Padstow
On the izth of August the Padstow No.i. life-boat rescued the crew of ten of the steamer "Kedah" close under St. Agnes Head, in a full gale and huge, confused seas. It was only at the third attempt, after being twice damaged, that...
Category: Articles
Letters
Stick or pin? Is this the end of an era? Another chapter ended in our history? I refer to the demise of that ancient institution, the boat-on-a-pin flag day emblem, which is now being replaced by the adhesive type.
What...
Category: Correspondence
A Boat
Station Name: Lifeboat: Date of Launch: Cause of Service: Weather: Visibility: Wind: Sea state: Swell: Tenby RFA Sir Galahad 26 June 1994 Vessel lost her rudder Rain Moderate South west Force 5 to 6 Rough Two metresI was told by the station...
Your Letters
History of the membership scheme Sir - It is evident from your columns that there is some confusion as to the origins of the membership scheme. Consequently I feel it is time to put the record straight.
At its March meeting...
Category: Correspondence
IRB LIFTED CLEAN FROM WATER
IRB LIFTED CLEAN FROM WATER Two members of the Southend-on-Sea IRB crew, Mr. Colin Sedgwick and Mr.
Robert Chalk, have both received letters of thanks signed by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E...
Category: Services