LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM G. SANDERS, on his retirement, after serving for 36J years as Coxswain of the Torbay Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certi- ficate of Service, and a Pension.
To THOMAS HAYES, on his retirement, after serving for 19 J...
Category: Awards
Restoration of the Apparently Drowned
THE termination of another summer, with an even longer tale than usual of deaths from drowning, almost instinctively in- duces the reflection as to whether or not the proper measures to adopt in order to restore suspended animation are as...
Category: Articles
(5)—Going to Work.—Frank Bloom and Les Wall Rowing Out to Their Oyster Boat.
(5)—Going to work.—Frank Bloom and Les Wall rowing out to their oyster boat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sir David Richmond of Glasgow has a capsize trial before going on duty in Troon
Category: Photographs
The French Life-Boat Service
IN June we were honoured by a visit from the COMTE DE BIZEMONT, the Chief Inspector of our sister service in France, and we need hardly say it was a great pleasure to welcome him and show him what he required to see. Among other things the...
Category: Articles
Capsizing of the St. Ives Life-Boat. Medals Awarded to Coxswain and Crew
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 137 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 30 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to March 31st, 1938 - - - - - 65,625 Capsizing of the St....
Category: Services
A Vessel (24)
JULY 2ND. - EXMOUTH, AND TORBAY, DEVON. A vessel had been reported on fire six miles S.E by S. of Berry Head, but the Torbay life-boat could find nothing. Next day the life-boats at Exmouth and Torbay were launched to a vessel reported to be...
Test
At 12.30 A.M.
on the 5th September, during a whole N.E. gale with very heavy sea, it was reported to the Coxswain of the No. 2 Life-boat Leicester that a vessel was ashore on the North Bank. The Life- boat was launched and...
M.V. Renee
Lifeboatman injured AT 05 15 ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1988 Mr Llew Hardy the station honorary secretary of Swanage lifeboat was advised by Portland Coastguard that the MV Renee was in difficulties in heavy seas 10 miles south south west of...
Bookshelf
Lifeboat station histories The Story of the Dover Lifeboats The Story of the Swanage Lifeboats The Story of the Scarborough Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author Jeff Morris, the Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts...
Category: Articles