LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Alberta
KESSINGLAND.—The brigantine Alberta, of and for Whitstable, from Sunderland, coal laden, stranded on the south end of the Newcome Sand in a strong wind from S.W. by S., thick weather and a heavy sea on the night of the 23rd February. Her...
Naming of the St. Helier, Jersey, Life-Boat
THE Institution has replaced the pulling and sailing life-boat at St. Helier, Jersey, this year with a motor life-boat of the light Liverpool type, described on page 392. The new boat has been built out of a gift of £3,250 from...
Category: Inaugurations
Balcan Engineering Ltd (Bell Line-Thrower)
Emergency ST l__ if P hM i • NO other hand thrown rescue I mf aid can achieve the perform- *"" ' anceofB.E.LL B.E B.E.L.L.s are widely acclaimed for their throwability to enable direct contact to be made with the man...
Category: Advertisement
Lifeguards award
The Alison Saunders’ Lifeguarding Award 2010 will be presented to Jamie Rowlands and Andy Waterfield of Polzeath Beach, Cornwall, for rescuing two surfers on 29 October.
In a demonstration of seamanship worthy of an...
Category: Articles
List of the Rewards for Saving Life from Wrecks, Voted By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
FOR SAVING LIFE FROM WRECKS, VOTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS' CREWS, AND TO OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE IST JANUARY TO THE 31sT DECEMBER,...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter By the Editor
LIFEBOATS, IT IS OFTEN SAID, put OUt when other vessels are seeking the shelter of harbour. An example of how a lifeboat was able to carry out a mission while other well-found vessels were unable even to leave harbour occurred on the night...
Category: Articles
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Category: Advertisement
The Polish Yacht Polonia
Dover, Kent. At 2.40 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1959, the eastern arm signal station reported that the Polish yacht Polonia was in difficul- ties in the Camber with ten men aboard.
The Dover Harbour Board tug...
An Aeroplane (13)
FEBRUARY 10TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM. A British aeroplane had been reported down at sea, but it had, in fact, managed to land in a field. - Rewards, £5 8s. 6d.
Jeff Leyton,
Jeff Leyton, star of Les Miserables, sang for the lifeboats at Ulster Hall concert, Belfast, on 25 October. The musical evening was hosted by local band, Festival Brass, and saw Jeff performing hits from some well known and loved musicals.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs