LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

I HAVE learnt several things about my fellow men and women which have interested me very much since, some months ago, I undertook always to have one of the Prince of Wales's Life-boat Collecting Cards with me wherever I went. I think...

STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently formed a Life-boat establishment at Staithes, near Whitby, where it was con- sidered that a Life-boat would be most useful, especially in helping the fishing boats, which...

Lives saved.

Cairns, brlgantine, of Kowey—assisted to save vessel and 7 Alexandra, barque, of Frederik- stad—assisted to save vessel.

Alpha, brig, of Ilernosand—as- sisted to save...

Launches 34. Lives rescued 55.

FEBRUARY 5 T H . - CROMARTY. At 6.25 A.M. the Burghead coastguard reported distress signals from a vessel aground one mile west of Findhorn, and the motor life-boat James Macfee was launched...

On the night of the 26th February, the brig Sisters, of Whitby, laden with coals, was driven on shore on the South Barber Sand, off Caistor. Her signals of distress being seen from the shore, the Caistor boatmen proceeded to launch the...

ALL associated with the life-boat service will have heard with the greatest regret of the death at Worthing, on the 29th November, 1939, at the age of 69, of Sir George Shee, late secretary of the Institution.

Sir George...

Mrs. R. H. Robinson, of Reigate, who for 20 years was the District Organising Secretary for the R.N.L.I, in south east England, retired at the end of last year. Committee members of the 160 branches in the south east district subscribed to a...

Fig 5: An Arun lifeboat inverted during her self-righting trials. Note how high she rides on her wheelhouse. A limited area in the centre of the boat, the 'envelope', will always be clear of the static water level.. - View image in PDF