LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboats to the Flood Rescue
• ev he first call came at 7.40am on Thursday 12 October. Following some of the heaviest rain ever seen in the South East. East Sussex Fire Brigade requested the RNLI's assistance with flood relief in Uckfield. This was the start of a...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 6th October, 1887.
L. T. CAVE, Esq., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vions Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, Building,...
Category: Committee
Why People Support the Life-Boats
WHY PEOPLE SUPPORT THE LIFE-BOATS The principal reason why people support the Royal National Life-boat Institution is that it saves lives irrespective of nationality, colour or creed. The second most important reason is that the R.N.L.I,...
Category: Articles
Securing futures
How did we fare in 2011 – a year when sea conditions and the economic climate were equally challenging? Supporters, volunteers and staff gathered to find out the latest facts and...
Category: Articles
Jane Sophia
On the 10th December, the schooner Jane Sophia, of Aberystwith, whilst attempting to cross the Bar before the tide served, struck on the South Bank. It was blowing very hard from N.N.W., and a heavy sea was running at the time. A pilot-boat,...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—On the morning of the 13th Dec., 1887, a gale, which had been blowing strongly from the S.E., suddenly shifted to the S.W., and two schooners, the Clyde and the Harbinger, of Belfast, coal laden, which were riding at...
Category: Services
Charles P. Knight
CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—While a moderate to strong gale was blowing on the 4th October, accompanied by a heavy sea, a vessel was seen by the Coastguard at the Watch Tower Station, and although she had no signal of distress flying she appeared...
Golden Charter
The caring approach to a sensitive subject THERE COMES A TIME IN LIFE when it's natural to consider your own funeral....
and to think about loved ones and what you'd like to leave them.
Not the...
Category: Advertisement
An Aeroplane (66)
APRIL 27TH. - FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHENSHIRE.
A British aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but the body of thepilot had already been picked up. - Rewards, £12 7s. 6d..
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
SEAHAM, DURHAM.—Towards midnight on the 31st Dec., 1898, signals of distress at sea were observed off this place, and when the New Year broke, the Life-boat SJcynner was on her way to render help to the vessel which had displayed them. The...
Category: Services