LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Leven
The Robert William Life- boat went out in a heavy N.W. gale on the 20th October, and rescued the crew of the sloop Leven, of Euncorn, totally lost off the port. The sea was breaking heavily over the wreck when the Life-boat reached her..<...
Fishing Cobles (2)
On the 25th April the local fishing cobles, which had gone to their pots in the early morning, returned during the after- noon. A strong northerly sea was breaking across the bar, and as coming into harbour was highly dangerous, the...
Not Retiring
To Mr. Robert Fraser, honorary secretary and treasurer of Airh branch, are expressed apologies for inadvertently stating that he had retired in the June number of THE LIFE-BOAT. Mr. Fraser, who was presented with a barometer in recognition...
Category: Branches
The Mumbles
THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE On the 20th January, 1941, The Mumbles life-boat rescued the crew of ten of the S.S. Cornish Rose, of Liverpool.
COXSWAIN WILLIAM J. GAMMON was awarded the bronze medal.
MOTOR...
Category: Medals
A Motor Boat (2)
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 5.28 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1957, the wife of the Chief Justice of Ireland telephoned the coxswain to say a small motor boat was on fire east of Carnsore Point. At 5.48 the life-boat Douglas...
A Barge
On the 12th of December, 1955, the Swanage life-boat rescued the only man on board a barge which had broken adrift from a tug and was driving for the shore. For this service a full account of which is given on page 190, Coxswain Robert Brown...
Medallists:
Medallists: (I to r) Helmsmen Keith Horrocks and Philip Denham, Blackpool; Coxswain Robin Castle, Sheerness; Coxswain Derek Sargent, Weymouth; Acting Coxswain Roy Couzens, Acting Assistant Mechanic/Emergency Coxswain Michael Abbott. Crew... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 155 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to 30th June, 1955 - - 79,260 Notes of the Quarter H.R.II. THE DrKF. OF attended...
Category: Articles
Liza, Scheherazade and Golden Venture
Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...
The Blackwater Lightvessel
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 11.50 on the morning of the 20th of January, 1955, the Commissioners of Irish Lights reported that the father of the fog signalman on the Black- water lightvessel had died in Wexford and asked if the...