LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ariel, of Truro
After the Moses life-boat had returned to her station from the wreck of the Lizzie, a vessel was seen in distress in the offing. The boat was launched to her assistance; on reaching her it was found that she was in a leaky state, and likely...
A Summer Service. What It Feels Like to Be Rescued
ON the afternoon of 12th August a message was received at the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Station, that a sailingboat had capsized about a mile and a half from the shore, off Fort Victoria.
A moderate gale was blowing, and the...
Category: Services
On Sunday June 5 Mr and Mrs Jack Bunn Were Hosts at the Maybush Inn Newbridge-On-Thames for the Maybush Jubilee Festival and Regatta Organised With Witn
On Sunday, June 5, Mr and Mrs Jack Bunn were hosts at the Maybush Inn, Newbridge-on-Thames, for the Maybush Jubilee Festival and Regatta, organised with Witney branch. Sheep dog handling, country dancing, tug-of-war and an evening of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tarka, of Fareham
JULY 30TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 4.52 in the afternoon the Foreland coastguard telephoned that Horse Sand Fort had reported a motor boat flying a flag and drifting eastwards. The motor life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at 5.10 in a...
Talking With John Tyrrell FRINA
'We've been building boats here for 110 years now, and before that we were sailors and fishermen. Always in Arklow.
It was a very small town devoted, at that time, solely to seafaring. Nothing...
Category: Articles
Old friends in the Fund
Volunteers in New Brighton, Wirral, became the proud owners of a new inshore lifeboat in November 2009. This Summer, the B class will be given a special name, marking her place in a long line of lifeboats provided by The Lifeboat...
Category: Articles
Women Launchers of Dungeness
Women Launchers of Dungeness. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Morning Star, of Carnarvon
On the 27th February, information was received here that a vessel was in distress in the bay. The wind was blowing hard from the N.E. at the time, and the sea was very rough.
The Sisters' Memorial life-boat was imme-...
Lily, of Scarborough
AUGUST 28TH - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 8.30 in the morning the coastguard reported that a fishing coble was making distress signals a mile east of Castle Hill. An easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Herbert Joy...