LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Cairnmona and Strathlossie
OCT. 30TH. - PETERHEAD, AND ABERDEEN.
At 11.15 P.M. a message was received at Peterhead from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking three miles east of Rattray Head, and that two vessels were standing...
A Boat from H.M.S. Pomerol
APRIL 1 ST. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.53 P.M. on 31st March, a message was received from the resident naval officer at Brixham that a boat from H.M.S. Pomerol with men on board was adrift outside the harbour. A fresh S.S.E. gale was blowing,...
The S.S.. Glamorganbrook, of London
OCTOBER 11TH. - WHITBY, AND SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 4.35 in the morning the Whitby coastguard reported a message from Cullercoats wireless station that the S.S.. Glamorganbrook, of London, bound for the Isle of Wight from Blyth, was...
The Life-Belts In Use By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra-buoyancy to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
Category: Articles
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Iba, to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
Category: Articles
Specialist training for new crew, supported by The LRET
With only 1 in 10 joining the RNLI from a professional maritime occupation, training is especially important. Formerly, inshore and all-weather crew were trained separately – now, they are taught the core skills together, increasing both...
Category: Articles
An R.A.F. Aeroplane
DECEMBER 7TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 1 A.M. the coast-guard reported a message from the coastwatching post at Goring that it had seen red flares at sea about a mile away. A fresh S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate...
A French Trawler (2)
NOV. 23RD. - ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY. At 8 A.M. Mrs. R. W. Hathaway, La Dame de Sark, telephoned that a French trawler had anchored near Havre Gosselin, Sark. A fresh S.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. At 8.25 A.M.. the motor...
Rescued!
ON 20th August the Runswick motor life-boat, Robert Patton—The Always Ready, rescued a man whose yacht was in distress in Runswick Bay. The account of that service appears on page 364. Here is another account of the same service—by the man...
Category: Services
Operation Lifeboat
ON MAY 8, 1975, at the RNLI annual meeting held in the Royal Festival Hall, London, a cheque for £91,363.72 was handed over by four young members of The Scout Association (see page 21) to cover funds raised for the lifeboat service...
Category: Donations