LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
"City of Bradford II."
Sir William Priestley at the helm. On his left, Mrs. Moss Howson ; on his* right, the Lord Mayor of Bradford and the Lady Mayoress ; behind him, Mr. G. G. Stephenson. Lord Deramore is on the left of the picture, and Coxswain Cross on the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 5
IN treating of Mr. Beeching's Life-boat (in the last article on this subject) which ; was sent to Ramsgate, and which proved ; so successful, omission was made of the ' fact that in 1853 she underwent con-J siderable alterations, in...
Category: Articles
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
Medallists All In Order of Presentation In the Foreground Are Coxswain John King of Bridlington and Coxswain Michael Berry of St.Helier Jersey Both of Whom Were A
Medallists all, in order of presentation. In the foreground are Coxswain John King, of Bridlington, and Coxswain Michael Berry, of St Helier, Jersey, both of whom were awarded the silver medal for gallantry.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
British Diligence
St. Ives, Cornwall.—At 1.40 in the afternoon of the 8th of March, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a tanker entering St. Ives Bay was sig- nalling for a doctor. No other boat was available, so at 2.5, in fine weather and a calm sea, the...
IN PRAISE of SHOREHAM LIFE-BOATMEN
On 3rd November, 1968, the Dutch warship Rotterdam towed the yacht Storm, which was carrying a man, his wife and child, to within a few miles of Shoreham and then requested the assistance of the local life-boat. Considerable difficulties...
Category: Articles
McNear, of Boston
On the night of the 10th June, signals from the Newarp, Cockle, and St.
Nicholas Lightships indicating a vessel in distress were observed from Caister.
The surf Life-boat Godsend was launched, and...
Coxswain Seamus Mccormack of Rosslare Harbour
Coxswain Seamus McCormack of Rosslare Harbour joined the crew in 1973 and served as Second Coxswain from 1977 until his appointment as Coxswain in 1987.
In 1979 he was awarded a bronze medal in recognition of the courage,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Thirteen 'Out of the Hat'
IT WAS QUIPS AND LAUGHTER all the way when Paul Daniels, comedian and conjuror, drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's ninth national lottery at Poole HQ on Thursday July 31. The draw was supervised by Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a...
Category: Articles
Coxswain Robert Cross
Coxswain Robert Cross, who had the remarkable distinction of twice winning the gold medal for gallantry, died at the age of 88 on I4th June, 1964. He was former coxswain of the Humber life-boat.
He joined the life-boat crew...
Category: Obituaries