LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
October (1)
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. Four men were out fishing in the motor fishing boat Little Old Lady on the 14th of July, 1943, and at about 8.30 in the morning saw a parachute from a Thunderbolt aeroplane floating down about two miles south of Peacehaven....
Category: Services
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1883
ONCE again it becomes our duty to draw the attention of our friends to the sta- tistics published by the Board of Trade, relative to the wrecks occurring on our rock-bound shores. The Register, re- cently laid before the public, furnishes...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 8th November, 1934.
Sir GODFREY -BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— . - £ s. d.
South Metropolitan' Gas Co. ...
Category: Committee
Celebrating a big year
In May we’ll be celebrating the achievements of RNLI volunteers and supporters at the Annual Presentation of Awards. It’s all happening at the Barbican Hall, London, on 21 May 2015. The Annual General Meeting starts at 11.30am and the awards...
Category: Articles
Bookshelf
Maritime Life and Traditions published by Le Chasse- Maree and WoodenBoat at £5.50 (quarterly) Newsagent's shelves are awash with magazines catering for almost every conceivable interest or hobby, and the maritime world has its fair...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches
Presentation of Medals and Other Awards.
GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.— On 14th March a meeting was held at the Coliseum, Great Yarmouth, at which the Mayor presided, supported by Mr.
A. H. Cartwright,...
Category: Branches
Your Letters
Whilst reading the winter 1999/00 issue of the lifeboat, I came across the piece about the refurbished lifeboat Queen Victoria which was said to be thought as the oldest RNLI lifeboat in existence.
It is not the oldest boat...
Category: Correspondence
Search and Rescue Chart Key
1. No. 1100 R.A.F. Marine Craft Unit—two rescue/target towing launches (can be made available for S. & R.).
2. R.N. Dragonflies from station flight available for S. & R. duty, from 08.00 hours to...
Category: Charts
Bonnie Lass
On the 30th September, the schooner Bonnie Lass, of Wick, struck on the rocks off' Saltburn, during foggy weather. The life-boat at the latter place went off through a heavy sea and brought ashore the mate of the vessel, with the view to...
October
Launches 45 Lives rescued 66 OCTOBER 4TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
On the night of the 3rd of October, HMS. Cam, with a crew of twenty-two, was being towed to West Hartlepool for repairs, by the American deep sea tug W.S.A.2....
Category: Services