LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution—continued
NORTH SUNDERLAND.—The schooner St. Fergus, of Wick, bound from the Tyne for Inverness, with cement, in trying to pass through the Fairway, between the land and the Fame Islands, during a strong W.N.W. gale on the 17th March, 1885, broke her...
Category: Services
Launching By Tractor at Brooke, Isle of Wight
The pulling and sailing life-boat going out with Coxswain Major-General the Right Hon. - View image in PDF
Lord Mottistone, P.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., in command.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Another Record Year for the Life-Boats
BOAT OWNERS were told the truth about salvage claims by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., at the annual meeting of the Institution at Central Hall, Westminster, on 9th April, 1967. He said it...
Category: Articles
Princess Margaret Names Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No 38) Margate
ON WEDNESDAY November 21, 1979, 22 months after January storms dramatically isolated Margate's lifeboathouse by destroying the town's pier on which it stood, the 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No. 38) was...
Category: Inaugurations
Lifeboat Services
August, September and October 1996 Aberdeen, Grampian Arun: Aug 9, Sep 12, and Oct 23 D class: Oct 19 and 22 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 2 (twice), 4 (five times), 10, 13, 21, Sep 11, 23, Oct 4, 5 (twice), and 31 Abersoch,...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management
Reported to the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management.
November Meeting.
Dungeness and Hythe, Kent.—On the 8th October, the barge Shamrock, of London, was...
Category: Services
Launches
Lifeboat and hovercraft launches remainder of July–September 2006 Listings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Sep 25 ON-1262(17-33):Jul 17, 31, Aug 18, 26 D-500:Jul 26,31,Aug 26,Sep 25 D-536:Jul 17 ABERDOVEY B-758:Jul 19(x2),23,29,30, Aug...
Category: Services
The Fundraisers
Bear necessities Mrs Mary Woods of Hamble ladies' guild, has been knitting personalized teddy bears since 1984, and the proceeds of the sale some 466 teddies has provided three Neil Robertson stretchers for Beaumaris, Eastbourne and...
Category: Articles
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
CARNSORE, Co. WEXFORD.—The 30-feet 6-oared Life-boat placed here some years since was found to be not powerful enough for service to vessels on the dangerous outlying rocks off this coast known as the "Tuskar," and the NATIONAL...
Category: Articles