LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the morning of the 9th March, the fishing vessel Hosanna, of South Shields, was observed from Newbiggin driving before a S.W. gale, with sails blown away. As the S.W. wind sets off shore on this coast, there was imminent dan- ger of her...

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—At 8.12 in the evening of the llth of July, 1948, the Gorleston coastguard telephoned that the s.s. Tora Elise, of Arendal, Norway, which was passing to the northward, was flying the ...

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 21st of September, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S.

Guildford, of London, which was off Southwold, was making for Gorleston to land a man who...

DURING 1937 the Institution gave rewards for the rescue from shipwreck round the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland of 524 lives. It is the largest number rescued for nine years. Of those lives 439 were rescued by life- boats and 85 by...

ON THURSDAY April 8, the honorary secretary of St Ives lifeboat station was down at the boathouse in the late afternoon when, at 1628, he saw a 16ft sailing dinghy leave harbour with two young men and two youths on...

NOVEMBER 15-25TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

At 3.25 A.M. a message was received from the Haisboro’ coastguard that a trawler was ashore near the Haisboro’ Gap. A light southerly breeze was blowing and there was a heavy ground...

(Note the Trolley, at the Head of die Slipway, by means of which the Boat is run along on Rail; from the Boat-house.). - View image in PDF

Moved by Mr. SAMUEL GREGSON, M.P., and seconded by Capt. F. W. BEECHEY, R.N., Board of Trade.

1.—That the Report now read be adopted, published, and circulated.

Moved by Capt. REDMAN, one of the Elder...