LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rescue By Irish Currach
Two Irishmen, neither in the regular service of the Institution, have each been awarded bronze medals for an unusual and gallant rescue carried out on the morning of 29th June, i964,atMeenogahane, Co. Kerry. The two men are Mr. Patrick O'...
Category: Services
Annual Meeting. The Prince of Wales's Presidential Address
THE Hundred and Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Governors oi the Institution was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on Wednesday, 28th March, at 3 p.m.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, E.G., President of...
Category: Meetings
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 19th November, 1920.
The Rt Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., in the Chair.
Co-opted Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir George G. Goodwin, K.C.B., and the Chairman of Lloyds (ex officio) Members of the...
Category: Committee
Notes of the Quarter
THE RNLI INQUIRY into the capsizes of Barra Island and Islay lifeboats off the west coast of Scotland last November, reported on page 6, has concluded that both lifeboats were overwhelmed by heavy breaking seas in violent storm conditions...
Category: Articles
The Princess Royal at Runswick. Inaugural Ceremony of "Robert Patton—The Always Ready."
Inaugural Ceremony of " Robert Patton—The Always Ready." H.R.H. The Princess Royal named the new motor life-boat at Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, on 20th September, in the presence of over 5,000 people from all parts of Yorkshire.<...
Category: Inaugurations
Bookshelf
The Story of the Filey Lifeboats The Story of the Buckie Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author, prices and availability in text Two more new editions of Jeff Morris's authoritative lifeboat station histories, each brought...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Stations of the United Kingdom
ISLE OF MAN.
XX. and XXI.—DOUGLAS.
No. 1. The Manchester and Salford Sunday Schools, 32 feet long, 7 feet 6 inches beam, 10 oars.
No. 2. The John Turner- Turner, 35 feet long, 9 feet...
Category: Articles
The Southwold Life-Boats, 1840-1916 (Continued from Page 167). By Ernest R. Cooper, Hon Secretary
ANOTHER distressing wreck occurred just to the north of the town, on Sunday morning, the 13th January, 1895, when, after a heavy S.E. by S.
gale all night with snow squalls, the brig James and Eleanor, of Shields, was seen...
Category: Articles
The Fundraisers
Rallying round Neil Parullo and Nairn Brown entered a 72-hour classic car rally from Land's End to John O'Groats and raised a total of £5,100 for Strathmore branch - making them the clear winners of the shield awarded to the car...
Category: Articles
The Royal Bank of Scotland
If it stays in your wallet, it can't help our volunteer crews.
Running a lifeboat service 365 days of the and training its over 4,000 crew members is expensive exercise.
But this is where you and your...
Category: Advertisement