LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Prince of Wales and the Life-Boat Service
Speeches of His Royal Highness at the Annual General Meeting on the 18th March, 1893, "As your chairman to-day it is my duty to move the first resolution, which is 'That the report now read be adopted, printed and circulated.'...
Category: Meetings
Nyria and the Wherry Silver Cloud
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.5 in the morn- ing of the 3rd of December, 1949, the pier shore attandant reported that a boat in which a man was waving ap- peared to be in difficulties in Pegwell Bay. The life-boat Prudential left her moorings at 8.15...
Amicizia, of Genoa
On the 23rd May, during a strong breeze from the N.E. by E., the brig Amicizia, of Genoa, was observed to take the ground in the Stanford Channel. The Lowestoft and Pakefield life-boats both put off to the rescue of the crew. The first-named...
Ellesmere
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—The schooner Ellesmere, of Runcorn, bound for Liverpool, with potatoes, had her mainsail and top-gallant sail torn in a gale from E. by S., on the 8th February, and anchored about three-quarters of a mile E.N.E. of the...
Portrait on the Cover
The portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Richard Lisle of Sunderland.
He has been coxswain of the Sunder- land life-boat since July 1949. For nearly three years before that he was second coxswain. Since his • appoint- ...
Category: Articles
Tour de Tendring
The 10th Tour de Tendring cycle ride was enjoyed by around 1,000 participants on 19 May 2002. Cyclists of many different ages and levels of fitness gathered in northeast Essex to attempt to complete one of three routes: 20 miles for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Christina
On the 17th February, the schooner Christina, of Timmel, bound from Shields for Teignmouth, with coal, was observed ashore on the Hasborough Sands. The Life-boat Hearts of Oak was launched at 10 A.M., in a very heavy sea, the wind blowing a...
Our Brother
Boulmer, Northumberland. — On the morning of the 29th January a fresh N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough and increasing sea. Visibility was bad, and it was raining heavily. All local cobles, with the exception of the Our Brother, came...
Southern Scott
Fishing boat aground THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Peel lifeboat station was informed by Ramsey Coastguard at 0145 on Saturday March 29 that the motor fishing vessel Southern Scott was aground on Old Bath's Beach just to the north east of...
Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1979
Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 7, 17, April 17 (twice) and May 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd March 24, April 5, 19 and 28 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan April 15 (twice), 22 (twice), May 5, 6 and 29 Bangor, Co. Down April 27, May 14 and 20 Barmouth,...
Category: Services