LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
ALL SHOOK UP
Lifeboat volunteers faced an exhausting 12-hour shift when a yachtsman was stranded 50 miles off the coast in appalling weather
It was just before 8am and the start of a blustery August weekend in Castletownbere. Coxswain...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Empire Tigaven and The S.S. Cormoat
DECEMBER 13TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND FILEY, YORKSHIRE. During a northwesterly gale, with a very rough sea, the S.S.
Empire Tigaven and the S.S. Cormoat came into collision about four miles off Flamborough.
A...
Hodbarrow Miner and William Jones
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—The tremendous gale which visited the coasts of the United Kingdom on the night of the 26th February blew for several days with great violence, and caused much destruction of property and jeopardized many lives. The...
Feature: First Impressions
The week of The Queen's visit saw Castletownbere lifeboat crew immersed in training at the College. They were getting to grips with their new Severn class Lifeboat, Annette Mutton, and so were on hand to aid Her Majesty's departure....
Category: Articles
ND De Lourdes
About 12.15 P.M.
on the 13th February distress signals were reported from the Princess light- vessel. The No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was launched and proceeded to the " Shingles," where the ketch ND. de...
Abbe Hardiquet and Mont Casseo
Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.15 on the morning of the 20th of May, 1958, the Deal coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a trawler was aground on Broadstairs Knoll, with another trawler standing by. The Dover life-boat Southern Africa,...
Special Trust Funds Income Account, 1905
SPECIAL TRUST FUNDS To TRANSFERS TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (see p. 609) £. s. d. £. ». d.
Blake Life-boat Maintenance Fund 36 16 6 Dunnett Widows and Orphans Fund 126 4 6 Reardon Samaritan Fund 133 10...
Category: Accounts
Rosealean
Arklow, Co. Wicklow_On the night of the 20th November, 1935, fishermen saw the local fishing coble Rosealean, about, a mile south of Arklow, showing signals of distress. A strong east breeze was blowing, with a rough...
Summary of Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 13th October, 1904.
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...
Category: Committee
The Annual Meeting In 1930
In front of the table. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, with Coxswain Harry Griggs, jun,, of Hythe, and Coxswain Douglas Oilier, of Dungeness. Behind the table, left to right. Sir Godfrey Baring, Mr, George F. Shee.
and the Danish... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs