LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Signals of Distress
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.
THE terrible loss of the Nbrthfleet, and of nearly 400 human beings, who had en- trusted themselves to her safe keeping, has strikingly indicated the need, which had often previously been felt, of some...
Category: Articles
United States Life-Saving Service
WE have received the Annual Report 01 the operations of the United States Life- Saving Service for the year ended the 30th June, 1890, issued from the Govern- ment Printing Office at Washington in 1892, the Service being a branch of the...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 5th January, 1888.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 9th January, 1896.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., Y.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
The New 48-Foot 6-Inch Life-Boat
THE Institution has produced its first life-boat of the larger class, with a cabin and shelter for the crew and survivors, which incorporates the self-righting principle. This is a 48-foot 6-inch life- boat designed by Mr. R. A. Oakley,...
Category: Articles
Your Letters
A bear thank you Sir -1 should like to thank everyone who has written requesting a personalized teddy bear, (Bear necessities, Summer 1989 issue).
The teddy bears are still available and the letters RNLI can be worked on...
Category: Correspondence
Joint Venture
THE INSHORE LIFEBOAT D class Thomas Campbell D-447 (relief fleet) Funding: Legacy of Mr Edwin Ramsden THE CREW Helmsman David Maguire (pictured top) Crew Members (pictured bottom L-R): Simon Gulliver, Lorraine Calvin, Sinead Casey WEXFORD...
Bowden
Skill and determination end 11-day ordealBeeps from several pagers interrupted Sunday mass in Courtmacsherry early on 1 December 2002. With a violent storm blowing outside the church the congregation and crew knew Lives could be in danger...
Salvage for Rescuing the Crews of Wrecked Ships
REPRESENTATIONS having been made to the Committee of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION regarding the crews of its life-boats making claims on owners for rescuing the crews of their wrecked vessels in cases where property of trifling...
Category: Committee
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
CULLERCOATS.—On the 11th January, 1893, twenty-five cobles went out fishing, but as a strong N.E. gale sprung up accompanied by a rough sea they were compelled to return to port. Seventeen of them arrived safely in the harbour, but by the...
Category: Services