About midnight, on the 24th of January, 1868, the life-boat and steam-tug Vulcan proceeded to sea in answer to signal-guns from the Gull Light Ship. They cruised along the edge of the sand during a heavy gale, with snow, sleet, and rain,...
THE RIGHT HON. EARL PERCY, M.P., IN THE CHAIR.
1.—Moved by the CHAIRMAN :— 1.—That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be the Officers of the Institution for the current year:—(Vide next page for this list.) 2.—Moved by...
Category: Meetings
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 9.10 p.m.
on ist December, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the Fleetwood trawler Prince Philip, on her way back to harbour, was alongside a smaller trawler, the Gien Mie,...
30th October. A steamer had gone on the Long Sand and asked for the help of a tug to get her off.—Rewards, £16 18s. 6d..
(right) The day itself: Some of the Bottle Stall team ready for action, (I. to r.) Mrs Meg Myerscough, Mrs Ann Daly, Patrick McLarnon, Mrs Zita Mulhern and Mrs Gaby Mooney..
Category: Articles
Lives saved.
Adeline, cutter, of Great Yar- mouth 1 Agder, barque, of Frederickstadt 4 Aire, schooner, of Goole 4 Aldafro«,of Aberporth—landed 2.
Albert, steam-tug, of Chester— rendered...
Category: Services
In March 1999 the RISILI celebrated 175 years of service to those in peril on the sea. March 2002 marked another historic milestone - 150 years' continuous publication of the Lifeboat, the magazine of the Royal National Lifeboat...
Category: Articles
Organising Secretary for Ireland VERY few people who are not associ- ated with the Life-boat Service seem to know that the life-boats on the coasts of Eire are controlled by the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and that as far as the...
Category: Articles
On the 10th November, the Lowestoft life-boat was again instrumental in saving lives. The barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen, struck on the Newcombe Sand, in a south- westerly gale, and hoisted a signal of distress.
The...
The Fund Raising Committee of the Institution in session, September 9, 1975: (I. to r. standing) R. M.
Addison, R. N. Crumble, P. Howarth, Dr. F. Severne MacKenna, P. V. MacKinnon, J. R. Needham, R. L. Wessel, Commander E.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs