LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
H.M.S. Witherington (1)
APRIL 29TH. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND, AND SUNDERLAND, DURHAM. At 11.3 at night a message was received at Cullercoats from the Blyth coastguard that a destroyer was in need of help at the entrance to the Tyne. A strong westnorth- west...
The Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
(S«e Diagrams «« next page.) The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat. Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Baron Ardrossan
DECEMBER 30TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 1.50 in the morning the postmaster at Barra reported to the coastguard that he had heard the siren of a steamer to the southward, and at two in the morning the motor life-boat Lloyd’s put out...
Lifeboats and Lifeguards In Action
Testing tow at Port St MaryWhen the Trent class Cough Ritchie II Launched, all that the crew knew was that a fishing boat was in trouble about 20 miles south east of Port St Mary in the Isle of Man. When they discovered that it was the large...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 6th December. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq.j F.R.S., V.P.i in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes at the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees of the ROYAL...
Category: Committee
ALDEBURGH’S ACORNS
Legend has it that carrying acorns will bring you good luck and longevity. At Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, it’s a belief that has been rooted for 117 years. Why? Because for one lifeboatman, the legend came true.
Augustus...
Category: Articles
International Conference on the World's Life-Boat Service
The Presentation of Gold Medals and Addresses of Congratulation to the Institution.
AN International Conference on the World's Life-boat Service was held, in connexion with the Centenary of the Institution, on 1st and...
Category: Meetings
The Annual Meeting
THE hundred and thirteenth Annual Meeting of the governors of the Institu- tion was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, at 3 P.M. on Friday, 9th April. Nearly 2,000 people were present.
H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G.,...
Category: Meetings
Life-Boats Given By Corporate Bodies
OF the 157 life-boats in the Institu- tion's active fleet to-day, and the 23 in the reserve fleet, only six have been built out of the general funds of the Institution. The great majority have been provided by private legacies, but there...
Category: Donations
Life-Boat Crossword—3
The winner of the January crossword—there was only one correct solution submitted—was: Mr. F. Ackroyd, 68 Horncastle Road, Boston, Lines. Solution to crossword was: Across: 1-Lifeboatman; 7-Banana, 8-Align, 9-Nod, 12-Emmie, 13-Parody,...
Category: Articles