LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
On the closing of the Blackrock life-boat station the following awards were made : DANIEL SMITH, 1 year coxswain and 10J years second coxswain, a coxswain's certifi- cate of service, and a pension.
JAMES STANLEY, 1 year...
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A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
Vale of Nith, of Liverpool
On the morning of the 16th Nov., the services of the tubular Life-boat were re- quired by a large barque ashore on the West Middle Line. She proceeded out at once, and, at the request of the master, remained alongside the stranded vessel,...
A Night on the Goodwin Sands
ON the 20th of April last a grievous disaster occurred on the Goodwin Sands, which resulted in the loss of a Norwegian brig, The Auguste Herman Francke, with six hands out of a crew of seven all told.
All day on the 20th a...
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New Ways of Raising Money
Four girls of St. Margaret's House, Huyton College, Huyton, Liverpool— Janet Cranna, Penny Thomber, Jenny Giffin and Anne Mortimer—sent the following letter to the R.N.L.I.: 'Enclosed is a postal order for 14s. 6d. which is the total...
Category: Donations
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The crew of this Life-boat haying expressed a desire to be provided •with a larger boat, a new one has accordingly been furnished to them, of the following dimensions: length, 32 feet; breadth, 7£ feet; number of...
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A Steamer (16)
NOVEMBER 22ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.
A steamer had been reported in distress, but she was towed into Torbay by a destroyer.- Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
A Vessel (16)
DEC. 24TH. - RAMSGATE, AND WALMER, KENT. Three men in a motor boat left Ramsgate to go and see the Mahratta wreck and had not returned. The Ramsgate life-boat searched throughout the night and again on Christmas morning and the Walmer...
An Aeroplane (20)
MAY 22ND. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but her crew of two were saved by a Royal Marine craft. - Rewards, £5 6s. 6d..
Feature Buildling Reflections
It is hard to believe that a year has passed since I concluded my editorial circumnavigation of the RNLI's operational realm. In one respect time has passed quickly, with plenty still going on around the coasts and new, exciting...
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