LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ROGERSTOWN, Co. DUBLIN.—In Feb- ruary 1873, a vessel was wrecked near this place, and the crew were nearly all day in the rigging before they could be rescued, there being no Life-boat at hand; the exposure resulted in the death of one of...
Category: Articles
Improved Rollers for Lifeboat Carriages and Skids
Is No. 43 of this Journal we described and illustrated the portable " Roller Skids " on which life-boats are hauled out of the wafer prior to placing them on their carriages, and in the 59th number an improved self-lubri- cating...
Category: Articles
Annual Report. 1907
AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, on Saturday, the 16th day of March, The Most Honourable the Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., in the Chair, the...
Category: Annual Reports
Books for Spring
For the young adventurer
School Ship Tobermory by Alexander McCall Smith Twins Ben and Fee MacTavish, who are nearly 13, are all set to join the school ship Tobermory, where youngsters from all over the world learn to...
Category: Articles
On your bike!
Millions of people use their bicycles each week in the UK and Republic of Ireland, many for commuting. But it's also a great way to challenge yourself, get fitter and even raise charity funds. Lifeboat volunteer Chris...
Category: Articles
The Rye Life-Boat Disaster
The Mayor of Rye's Fund; Mcmcrials to the Seventeen Life-boatmen.
ON 22nd June a meeting was held between the Attorney-General (Sir William* Jowitt, E.G.) and the Trustees of the Fund which the Mayor of Rye raised for...
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The Admiralty Trawler Moray and Empire Ned
DECEMBER 13TH - 14TH. - DUNMORE, EAST, CO. WATERFORD, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. Just before half-past five in the evening the coast watcher at Hook Point telephoned to the Dunmore East station that a vessel was off the Hook showing flares....
Two Rafts
FEBRUARY 8TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRE. A northerly gale was blowing, with high confused seas and storms of snow and sleet when, at 2.30 in the afternoon, the Wick coastguard rang up the life-boat station to say that two miles to seaward of...
MAYDAY AT THE HARBOUR MOUTH
The lives of six fishermen are in danger. Their fishing boat is drifting dangerously close to shore. Powerless against the gale-force winds and sea swell, they need help – fast
It’s the end of a blustery October day in...
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Summary of Meetings of the Committee of Management
May, 1929.
No meeting of the Committee of Management was held in May owing to the General Election.
Thursday, 20th June, 1929.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Category: Committee