LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

MABLETHORPE. — The fishing-smack Primrose, of Grimsby, stranded on the Knoll off Mablethorpe, during a S.S.E. wind, at 2 A.M. on the 3rd of January, 1885. She made signals of distress, and the Life-boat Heywood put off to her assistance, and...

Again, oa the 8th December, the barque Margaret Ann, of North Shields, stranded off Swansea during a very heavy gale.

The Life-boat put off and remained near the vessel for some hours; the crew were ultimately taken off by...

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JOHNSHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The wind and sea having increased while some fishing-boats belonging to Gourdon were at sea on the 31st Jan., 1895, it was dangerous for them to attempt to return to their harbour. They were therefore warned off,...

French trawler THE FRENCH TRAWLER Floralie, 30 miles off Trevose Head on a bearing of 287°, reported in the early hours of Friday October 17, 1980, that she had a serious leak and needed immediate assistance. HMS Pollington, 40 miles...

How came the might of England ? Not by the tongue or pen; Deeply it grew as a flower in the hearts of its bravest men.

And it scattered the seeds of heroes along the storm-swept shore, That they might work for glory,...

As a consequence of the steady in- crease in the number of services by life- boats and the need to train crews in the use of new types of rescue craft and equipment it has been decided to increase from the 1st July, 1963, the number of the...

John Tyrrell and his two elder sons, Michael (right) and Jimmy. On the drawing board a brigantine-rigged sail training ship.. - View image in PDF