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THE LIFE-BOAT the Journal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution VOL THE LIFE-BOAT The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution VOL. XXXIII SEPTEMBER 1954 No. 369 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, 1954 .... 78,727 Notes of the Quarter LIFE-BOATS AND HOLIDAY- saved, 23—that is to say more than MAKERS two-thirds—were yachtsmen, people LIFE-BOATS of the Institution were in small boats and dinghies, or people launched on service 256 times in the cut off by the tide. These figures first six months of 1954. They emphasize again that life-boats, al- rescued 208 lives. though built and maintained for the The month of June was an excep- primary purpose of saving life from tionally busy one, for there were shipwreck, do in fact find a wide 58 service launches and 33 lives were variety of other uses. rescued. In the history of the Insti- tution there have been only two years in which life-boats were launched THE LATE HENRY BLOGG more frequently in June. One of With the death of Henry Blogg, the these years was 1940, the year of the Service has lost a man whose record Battle of Britain. The other was was unique in the 130 years of the 1952. history of the Institution. It is true An analysis of the services in June that Henry Blogg retired from active gives some impression of what holiday- service seven years ago, but as long makers have owed to the Life-boat as he lived nobody could feel that he Service. Of the 58 launches, 20 were was really lost to the Service. An to the help of yachts—a category obituary notice of the great coxswain which includes sailing dinghies, sailing is to be found on page 730. boats, motor cruisers, sailing yachts It is perhaps significant that the and motor yachts—8 were to small last time the Journal had occasion to boats, canoes and rubber dinghies; mention Henry Blogg was the summer and two were to people cut off by the of 1953, when three Cromer life-boat- tide. Thus, in the course of the men lost their lives a hundred yards month more than half of the services from shore. Henry Blogg rushed of the life-boats were to people who down to help launch a crab boat, but can reasonably be supposed to have in doing so collapsed and had to be been holiday-makers. The figures for taken home. lives rescued are even more telling. In the obituary notice is to be found Of the 33 people whose lives were the text of a tribute which was paid 722 THE LIFE-BOAT [SEPTEMBER, 1954 by the Chief Inspector, Commander conference will be held in 1955 in T. G. Michelmore, in a recent broad- Portugal. These international con- cast. One story which Commander ferences are held at intervals of four Michelmore would have told about years, and apart from the interruption Henry Blogg in his broadcast, had of the war they have taken place time permitted, recalls the occasion regularly since 1924. The first con- in November 1941, when a distin- ference was held that year in London, guished admiral paid a visit to Cromer at the time of the centenary of the for the express purpose of decorating founding of the Institution. The the coxswain and other members of the other conferences have been held in Cromer crew for their great services Paris in 1928, Amsterdam in 1932. that year. Just as the ceremony of Gothenburg in 1936, Oslo in 1947 and presentation was about to begin, a Ostend in 1951. maroon was fired to call out the life- boat. The first to make for the door was Henry Blogg, and the Chief WHAT A NEW BRANCH Inspector had some difficulty in res- CAN DO training him from going out in the Ax example of what a new branch can life-boat and persuading him to leave achieve in an inland town has been it to the second coxswain to take provided this year by Watford. In charge. This immediate willingness 1953 the flag day in Watford produced to serve, whatever the circumstances, only £36, and from 1950 to 1952 no and this longing to avoid personal flag day was held. Not since 1946 publicity were both characteristic of has Watford in the course of a the great coxswain. whole year produced more than £120, and a high proportion of the sums raised came from works col- A NEW SURVIVAL BAG lections. A new type of survival bag, a In April of this year a new branch photograph of which appears on page was formed at Watford under the 741, has been specially adapted for chairmanship of Councillor P. Rochs. the needs of the Institution. It is The honorary secretary is Mrs. W. E. designed for cases in which survivors Ward. A flag day was held on the who have been picked up by life-boats 3rd of Julv, which produced the sum have been subjected to severe expo- of £392 17s. 9d. Much of the credit sure. After they have been wrapped must go to Councillor Rochs, but the in the survival suit their body temper- branch was also fortunate in the atures should return to normal in a enthusiastic support given by the very short time. Artificial respiration Mayor of Watford, Alderman John can be carried out on a body which is Davis, the president of the branch. inside the suit. Alderman Davis and Councillor Rochs The suit is made of a rubberized made personal appearances, shortly fabric. It is extremely light and is before the flag day, in a number of inflated before being put into use. cinemas, and in other cinemas where Its underlying principle is that of air permission for this was not given, re- insulation. cordings of appeals they had made were The bag has been subjected to a broadcast between performances. Col- variety of tests by Dr. Geoffrey Hale, lections were made in the repertory a member of the Committee of theatre and in all cinemas, and nine Management, and by Commander shops had displays in their windows. Michelmore, and a small number will One helper, Mr. K. L. Vosper, collected be issued shortly to selected life-boat almost continuously from 7 a.m. till stations for lengthy trial. 10.30 p.m. on the flag day and Mrs. Ward's son also raised sub- stantial sums. The branch is by no means confining its activities to INTERNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT a flag day and already has an am- CONFERENCE bitious programme for the rest of the The seventh international life-boat year. SEPTEMBER, 1954] THE LIFE-BOAT 728 Rescue in A Gale near the Harbour Bar ON the morning of the 15th of April, of action. One member of the crew 1954, the weather at Whitby, which was swept into the sea. was already bad, became steadily worse. The local fishing fleet was at Weighed Seventeen Stone sea, and at 9.30 the No. 1 life-boat The life-boat made for the Foxglove Mary Ann Hepworth was launched. at full speed, and fortunately the cox- Ex-Coxswain Richardson was in com- swain and bowman saw the man who mand, as the regular coxswain, Eric had been swept overboard. The man Taylor, was himself at sea in his own managed to hold on to the life-boat's boat. outside life-line. In his oilskin and sea- The sea was very rough and a gale boots he weighed seventeen stone and was blowing from the north-north- he was not wearing a life-belt, but with west. The life-boat escorted in some considerable difficulty the crew man- of the smaller boats, and Coxswain aged to haul him on board the life-boat. Tavlor himself entered the harbour un- Meanwhile the Foxglove, which had WH1TBY :E. \SV APRIL 1954. M.F.V. FOXGLOVE.,. s- •-* ' t' ?5r?.: '*'^::. ; / U ; £i:' » >t •v-'v"''-".-:"2\^ '- " * •-.,« SVKLt. MCAIC& >ltMILV. :\ ^fTJTV-.-^ ^ escorted in his keel boat. This was at let go two anchors, had drifted and 10.20, and he thereupon took over dragged on to the rocks to the east- command of the life-boat. ward of the east breakwater. There The harbour entrance was now were still three men on board, one of becoming more dangerous, and two whom was seventy years old. fishing boats, Easter Morn and Fox- The coxswain brought the life-boat glove, were warned by the life-boat of at reduced speed through a gap in the the dangers in front of them. The rocks. Several times she touched Easter Morn entered the harbour bottom. By manoeuvring the engines, safely, but near the harbour entrance the coxswain laid the bow of the life- the -Foxglove was hit by a heavy sea. boat at right angles to the fore part It carried away her drogue and par- of the Foxglove, but at the first attempt tially flooded her wheel-house and none of the crew of the Foxglove was engine-room, putting the engine out taken off. 724 THE LIFE-BOAT [SEPTEMBER, 1954 All Three Rescued three o'clock, and the life-boat re- The coxswain then went astern at turned to her station at 3.30. full speed to seaward and came along- For the determination, initiative, side again. This time all three men sound judgment and good seamanship were taken on board the life-boat, which he showed, Coxswain Eric which was again brought through the Taylor was awarded the bronze medal gap in the rocks to the harbour.
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