LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE following Circular*, which has been issued by the Board of Trade to Life-boat Committees throughout the United Kingdom, provides, under certain indispensable conditions, for the increased efficiency of the lifeboat service.

To WALTER FAIRBAIN, on his retirement, after serving for 34J years as Coxswain of the Dunbar and Skateraw Life-boats, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension.

To WTLLIAM H. MARTIN, on his retirement, after...

Disabled sloop in storm On September 14, 1975, we, the crew of the yacht Chayka of Ardgour which was in distress off the Needles, were rescued by the Yarmouth lifeboat.

No words or gestures can adequately express the deep...

AMONG those men distinguished in the annals of their country for their exertions in the cause of humanity in saving life from ship- wreck, the name of Sir WILLIAM HILLARY must always claim a foremost place, not only as having personally...

IN No. 10 of this Journal we described and eulogized this, as we believe, invaluable boat, invented by the Rev. E. L. BERTHON, of Fareham, and in our 23rd Number we stated that we should not cease to draw the attention of our readers to its...

BRIDLINGTON. — On the 22nd of March last, at 3 A.M., the wind blowing strong from E.N.E. at the time,' and a heavy sea running, signals of distress were observed from Bridlington Quay on board the schooner Albion, which had on the...

( With an Illustration.") " THERE'S two ends to every trouble, Mary; there's the end that goes downward and drags us to the earth, and there's the end that goes upwards and draws us to...

THURSDAY, 3rd July, 1879: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.K.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck and...