LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
News from the Branches. 1st November, 1934, to 31st January, 1935
1st November, 1934, to 31st January, 1935.
Greater London.
CHELSEA.—Annual meeting on 29th January, General Sir Walter Braithwaite, G.C.B., Governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea! patron of the branch,...
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Lifeboat Services
Western Division Drifting on rocks ST ANN'S COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of St David's lifeboat station at 1138 on Saturday March 11 that MFV 7, on passage from Fishguard to Pembroke, had engine failure west of St...
Category: Services
Medal for Rescue from Fishing Vessel
Coxswain Gordon Elliott of Padstow has been awarded the Institution's silver medal for gallantry for the rescue of two men from the fishing vessel Deo Gratias on 23rd November, 1965. The thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum have...
Category: Services
December Passage. The Journey of the St. Albans from Cowes to New Quay
By Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., Western District Inspector of Life-boats BY some unfortunate chance, new lifeboats seem to make a habit of being ready for delivery during the winter months. But one can experience good weather...
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(Continued from page 224) approved by the medical and survival committee, under the chairmanship of Surgeon Rear Admiral Ian Colley.
The search and rescue and executive committees of the RNLI each gave the suit their...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 12th November, 1936.
Sir GODFREY BAKING, BT., in the chair.
Resolved that the hearty and respectful thanks of the committee of management be accorded to H.R.H. the Duke of York, K.G., for...
Category: Committee
Lerwick Lifeboat Named
On a blustery day Lerwick's lifeboat community officially welcomed their new Severn class lifeboat, Michael and Jane Vernon, into service. The lifeboat was named on 19 July in honour of Sir Michael Vernon, recently retired Chairman of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (65)
AUGUST 19TH. - ALDEBURGH,. SUFFOLK.
During the evening a British pilot was seen to bale out from his aeroplane some three miles south of Orfordness. A N.W.breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell. The No. 2 motor life-boat...
Ship to shore
Remarkable advances in technology mean that sailors are no longer isolated from the rest of the world while at sea
Throughout history sailors would have to go many months without news from home...
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