LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Centenary: In the North of England
CHESHIRE.
Century Life-boat Days were held at Crewe, Hollingworth, Nantwich, Sand- bach and Whaley Bridge.
Poynton had a House-to-House Col- lection.
Congleton had a Garden...
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Honorary Workers of the Institution
WITH the exception of Liverpool no Station Branch contributes so much each year to the Institution's revenue as Eastbourne. With a population of over 60,000 inhabitants, and a large number Instituof summer visitors, it has opportunities...
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The Plymouth Fishing Boat Farsund
Engine Trouble AN anticipatory message to the honorary secretary of the Plymouth lifeboat station at 7.56 p.m. on March 14 that the Plymouth fishing boat Farsund was overdue from a fishing trip to the Eddystone lighthouse area led to an...
A Sailboard and a Boat
Exercise becomes service to three A training exercise became operational experience for the crew of the new relief Atlantic 21 at Cullercoats on 1 May 1991, earning the station a Letter of Thanks from the Director.Cullercoats' relief...
July
Launches 70. Lives rescued 49.
JULY 2ND. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 11.15 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel was on fire about five miles south-west of Shoreham. A fresh westerly wind was...
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Julian Paul
Ten hour service to disabled fishing vessel in gale force winds The coxswains of both the Penlee and Sennen Cove lifeboats, Neil Brockman and Terry George, have been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal following a joint service to a...
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.
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At 9 A.M. on the 9th October the sea was making fast, and one...
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Books
Books Cromer lifeboats 1804-2004 by Nicholas Leach and Paul Russell Published byTempus ISBN 0752431978 Price: £16.99 paperback In 2004, BBC viewers in Norfolk voted Coxswain Henry Blogg of Cromer their most famous local hero, above...
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Queen Victoria, of South Shields
On the 3rd De- cember, during a strong N.E. gale, the brig Queen Victoria, of South Shields, was totally wrecked on the Barnard Sand. The life-boat put off, and succeeded in saving one of the crew from the rigging. The remainder, 7 in number...
BEATING THE ODDS
Reaching for his mobile phone, a kayaker went overboard. Cold and tired, he couldn’t get back onboard – or call for help
Lifeboat Helm Patsy O’Mahony was relaxing at home on a Sunday afternoon in February when his phone...
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