LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Costa Rican Steamer Carmen
Workington, Cumberland.—At 6.35 on the morning of the 5th of July, 1956, the Walney Island coastguard reported that a vessel was aground in the harbour entrance. The life-boat Edward Z. Dresden, on temporary duty at the station, put out at...
Index to the Gift Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. (,'fliejigurei refer to the numbers nf the Life~bo&tt detailed an the ten preceding Pages.) A. F. H., 134, Cyclist Life-boat Fund, 23. Homan, E. Esq., 118. Popham, Mrs., the laM, 224....
Category: Donations
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 12th April, 1894.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1908
lives 1908. Launching. saved.
Jan. 1. 10. - a.m. Schooner William Thompson, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour Life- boat rendered assistance.
„ 6. 8.40 a.m. Smack Young Bert,, of Lowestoft. Kessingland No. 1...
Category: Services
Forty-Two Men Were Saved
EARLY on the morning of the 27th of November, 1954, the 20,125-ton Liberian tanker World Concord, which was in ballast and bound from Liverpool to Syria, broke in two during storms of exceptional violence in the Irish Sea.
Category: Services
A Fishing Boat (4)
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—3rd December, 1937. A fishing boat off Courtown had been reported to be in distress, but no boat in need of help could be found.—Rewards, £6 6*. 6d.
Partly permanent paid crew..
Richard (Dick) Walsh,
Richard (Dick) Walsh, coxswain of Rosslare Harbour lifeboat from 1946 to 1974. He joined the ere w in 1938 and was bowman until 1941, then second coxswain from 1941 to 1946. He was awarded the Silver Medal in 1954..
Category: Obituaries
Golden Charter
You plan for things that might happen.
GOLDEN CHARTER St Pre-Paid Funeral Plans How about planning for something that definitely will? YOUR FUNERAL. Hopefully it won't be for many years to come. So why plan for it now...
Category: Advertisement
Cover Picture
When HM The Queen, accompanied by Prince Edward, visited Orkney in August, coming ashore from the HMY Britannia at Scapa Pier, the crew of Stromnesx lifeboat were presented to her by Captain Magnus Work, DSC, honorary secretary of Kirkwall... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 13th October, 1898.
Sir EDWARD BIBKBECK, 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