LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 19th April, 1938, the local fishing-boats were caught at sea by bad weather. Several came in, but eight were still at sea. Another boat came in and reported that conditions were getting worse, and...
Fishing Boats
Filey, Yorkshire. — Early on the morning of the 2nd November the local fishing fleet, fifteen boats, put to ssa in fair weather. Later on the weather changed, and by 8.45 A.M. a strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate and...
Isabella
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 9.50 on the morning of the 25th of September, 1957, a message was received that alocal fishing coble was at sea in worsen- ing weather. The life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milsted was launched at 10.50 in a moderate sea....
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. At 11.35 on the morning of the 28th of December, 1959, it was decided that the life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milsted should launch to escort several local fishing cobles, which were returning to harbour in rapidly worsening...
Boat Sailing and Sails
IT might be objected that remarks in the nature of hints or suggestions on boat sailing are " coals to Newcastle" to those who manage the Life-boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION, and to a considerable extent such...
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Barbadian
On the 6th December intelligence was received at Wexford that a large vessel was stranded on the Blackwater Bank.
The weather was very thick at the time, with a strong wind and heavy sea. The Wexford large life-boat at...
Annual Report. 1899
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross Road, on Saturday, the 18th day of March, 1899, the Eight Hon.
the Earl of DERBY, K.G-., G.C.B.,...
Category: Annual Reports
Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1898
Jan. 13.—Voted 22. each to the fonr sur- vivors of the crew of the Margate beachmon's surf boat Friend of aU Nations, which was capsized, with, the loss of nine of her crew while on her way to a distressed vessel on the 2nd December last...
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Reform of the Mercantile Marine
A VERY remarkable change in public opinion on the subject of the British mercantile marine has been wrought within the last few years; and none of the current topics of the day engross so large a share of the grave interest of reformers,...
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Norseman
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.55 A.M.
on the 15th March a message was received that a barge about half a mile south of Low Way buoy had been dismasted.
A west breeze was blowing, with a very rough sea. The...