LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

JANUARY 19TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. As soon as the Eileena had been brought in the coxswain reported it to the naval control, which at once asked him to go out again to the four T.I.D. tugs 111, 112, 113 and 115. The previous night,...

WEXFORD.—At about 8th Feb. 1884, telegrams were received stating that a large fourmast ship was ashore on the Pollock Rocks n Fethard Bay. The wind was blowing a whole gale from the south and the sea was very heavy. Horses were procured as...

THERE were 603 launches of life-boats to the rescue in 1950, only 36 below the record number in 1949—and life-boats rescued 381 lives. Ninety-one lives were rescued by shore-boats, for which the rescuers were rewarded by the Institution,...

Classification of service launches of life-boats for 7970 compared with 7969 Class —Naval vessels —Foreign going merchant vessels —Home trade merchant vessels —Commercial fishing vessels —Powered pleasure craft —Sailing pleasure craft...

Poole Headquarters and Depot Thursday July 19 Friday July 20 Saturday July 21 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm FOR ITS 160th anniversary year, the RNLFs head office and depot will once again be open to the public and there will be an...

As an RNLI member or supporter, when you join Britannia Rescue 2.5% of your road rescue premium goes to help vital RNLI work. Britannia Rescue has now also extended its discount to your sons and daughters, so they too can get up to 15%...

FOR some time past the Morning Post has published in its " Personal" adver- tisement ' column what it calls " Peter Piper's Potted Plots," three prizes of one pound each being given, each day for the best potted...

OUR readers may remember that a recent number of this Journal contained an article on the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Saving Life at Sea. The recommendations of that Committee were in due course embodied in a...