LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
the Brothers' Pride, Comet, Harriet Miller and Gem
ST. ANDREW'S.—Four fishing-boats, the Brothers' Pride, Comet, Harriet Miller and Gem, belonging to St. Andrew's, were returning from haddock-fishing on the evening of the 16th February when they were overtaken by a gale of wind...
Your Letters
A helping hand After leaving the River Crouch on 22 October 19951 unfortunately crossed the Swallow Tail Spit too close to the buoy at 1530, two hours before low water, and went aground.
The sea was calm and apart from...
Category: Correspondence
A Beach Out Of Reach
A beach out of reach Even strong swimmers can be caught out, struggling in sight of land. Carol Waterkeyn reports Sunday 3 June 2007 was a memorable day for all the wrong reasons. A family holiday nearly turned into a disaster when Carolyne...
Category: Articles
IRB Launches (1)
SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT Rescues by IRBs in April were undertaken by the following stations: Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 11.54 a.m. on i8th April, 1966, while the IRB was being exercised with the district inspector on board, the crew were...
Category: Services
Idun, of Bergen
RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS.—At day- break, on the 28th March, during a strong north-easterly wind and in a heavy sea, a large barque was seen ashore on the Goodwin Sands with a signal of distress flying. The Life-boat Bradford and the harbour...
Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The first four pages of the Report give an historical sketch of the Institution, and describe its object, composition and management, after which it continues as follows:— COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE INSTITUTION.
During the...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—Intelligence having been received that a vessel was in distress about three miles 8. of Mang- hold Head, during a S.E. wind on the 5th Oct. 1886, the Life-boat Two Sisters was launched at about 8.30 A.M., and was towed...
Category: Services
Notes of the Quarter
In her presidential address at the Institution's annual general meeting on 21st March, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, called attention to the remark- able changes which have taken place during her presidency.
It was...
Category: Articles
Beaulieu Boat Jumble
Beaulieu Boat Jumble must surely be the biggest jumble sale of nautical goods in the country, if not the world! The 1985 jumble, held in March, raised £2,000 for Lymington branch made up as follows: £1,013 from jumble sales,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs