LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy
Man rescued by yacht's dinghy The rescue of a non-swimmer from the River Axe at Westonsuper- Mare has earned yachtsman Mr John Dark a Letter of Thanks from the RNLI's Director, who praised him on 'a highly commendable rescue'...
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D class lifeboats help nearly 600 people to safety from floodingThe sterling efforts of the crews of three North Wales lifeboats during the severe flooding which hit the area in late February 1990 have earned the stations special...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
WHITBURN, DURHAM.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION forwarded to this important station, in September last, a new 32-feet 10-oared life-boat and transportingcarriage, in the place of the boat and carriage previously there, the old boat...
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Navena
Standing by in Hurricane HAVING RECEIVED information from the Coastguard at 0618 on Thursday, December 6, 1973, that the trawler Navena was ashore on the rocks north of Copinsay Light, the Kirkwall(Orkneys) honorary secretary asked for...
Coronella
Making water WICK COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Thurso lifeboat station at 1355 on Tuesday September 7,1982, that the fishing vessel Coronella was making water off Duncansby Head andthe lifeboat was asked to launch with pumps...
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To JOHN MATTHEWS, on his retirement, after serving for 30 years as coxswain and 2| years as bowman of the Moelfre life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement allowance.
To WILLIAM II....
Category: Awards
Atmospheric Phenomena In 1880
THE Astronomer Royal (Sir George B. Airy) in liis recent report states—amongst other in- teresting subjects—that the mean temperature of 1880 was 49-4 deg., being O'l deg. above the average of the preceding 39 years. The highest...
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The Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G., and the Lifeboat Cause
At the Annual Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, on the 17th March last, the EARL off SHAFTESBURY was present, and delivered the following interesting speech. He said:— " The Committee of this society has conferred ! upon me...
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Services of the Life-Boats
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—The s.s. Loch Lomond, of Dundee, whilst bound from the Tyne to Marseilles with a cargo of 3,600 tons of coal, stranded on the North Holm Sand on the 8th November.
A strong westerly breeze was blowing at...
Category: Services
Be Happy
Mersey saves five despite loss of one engine When the remnants of Hurricane Lili swept up the Channel on 28 October it not only caused considerable damage ashore but also caught out a 90ft modern yacht, well-found and fitted with modern...