LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
First Aid for the Shipwrecked
Scheme of Co-operation between the Institution, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the British Red Cross and St. Andrew's Ambulance Association.
By GEORGE F. SHEE, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.
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Category: Articles
Shore-Boat Services Rewarded In 1876
Jan. 6.—Voted 37. to 6 men of Ballyetherland, Co. Donegal, for saving 6 other men whose boat had been destroyed by a whale off St. John's Point, on the 3rd November.
Also 31. to 5 men for rescuing 2 others from a...
Category: Articles
Longhope and Lyme Regis Accident Inquiries
THE LOSS of the whole crew of eight of the Longhope life-boat, which capsized on the evening of 17th March, 1969, was reported in the June number of THE LIFE-BOAT. When the June number went to press the circumstances attending the disaster...
Category: Articles
A New Type of Motor Life-Boat
AT the end of last year we began building the first of a new type of Motor Life-boat.
She will be by far the largest and most powerful Motor Life-boat in the Instituincreased tion's Fleet, and will, in fact, be the...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart for 1879-80
A FEW days after the British Isles have been visited by one of the most destructive storms on record, it may not be inappro- priate to call attention to the last issue of the Wreck Register. Its pages clearly show that, along with the...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended 30th June, 1909
THE machinery of modern civilization is so complicated, and moves, withal, so smoothly and silently, that the majority of people never give a thought to its intricacies, or to the constant effort and strain which the smooth working...
Category: Articles
The Annual General Meeting
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, Presi- dent of the Institution, attended the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 6th of March, 1961, and presented medals for gallantry and other...
Category: Meetings
The Storm-Warrior
Harkt Harkl 'tis the boom of a distant gun, And the stoutest heart doth quail, For there's death maybe in the raging sea To him who would dare the gale.
But the wind may shriek till it crack each cheek, And the sea...
Category: Poetry
List of the Medals of the Institution Voted to Naval and Marine Officers
IN a previous issue we promised to publish a supplemental list of the Gold and Silver Medals voted by the rOYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to officers of the Royal Navy and Marines, in acknowledge- ment of their gallant deeds in Saving...
Category: Medals
Healthspan
ADVANCED VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS From the day we are born, good nutrition is vital in maintaining good health. It's one of the most important ways we can help ourselves to a longer, healthier lifespan.
At Healthspan...
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