LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DEC. 24TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. A vessel had been reported to be ashore, but she was found to be anchored off shore. - Rewards. £11 15s. 6d..

OCTOBER 1ST. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

A yacht had been reported signalling for help, but could not be found. Later she was reported off the Isle of Wight. - Rewards, £18 16s..

THE almost total disappearance of the old-fashioned small sailing coaster, the place of which baa been taken by steamers, coupled with the vastly improved con- ditions under which the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland are lighted, has...

NOVEMBER 29TH. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.

A fishing boat had been reported drifting, but made fast to a buoy before the life-boat reached her. - Rewards, £27 1S. 6d..

Everyone interested in the Life-Boat Service—whether young or old— will value this book RESCUE CALL Angus MacVicar An account of the development of the life-boat services in Britain, theCommon- wealth and America. Although all tech-...

The RNLI's Director, Brian Miles, looks back at 1997 and at the Institution's plans for 1998 Although one of our principle challenges must be for the RNLI to be administered in a modern, businesslike and efficient way we should never...

Two lifeboats rescue family and dogs from cliffface in heavy surf Both of Newquay's inshore lifeboats were involved in rescuing two adults, a baby and two dogs from a cliff after they had been cut off by the tide at Bedruthan steps on 30...

. THE British Empire is the result and embodiment of Sea Power. That is the dominant fact which will strike the future historian of our race, as it does the contemporary student. How is it that these little Islands in the North great...