LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat's Air-Cases Can Be Seen Protruding from the Broken Hull and Scattered on the Rocks
The Life-Boat's Air-Cases Can Be Seen Protruding From The Broken Hull and Scattered on the Rocks. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Barrels Lightvessel
MOTHER WAS DYING At 5.10 p.m. on 23rd July, 1964, the Irish Lights Office requested the services of the life-boat to land a member of the Barrels lightvessel crew whose mother was dying. It was a fine day with a smooth sea and light airs...
Calcutta of London
The Cadgwith life-boat was also launched early on the morning of the 9th February, in a very heavy gale, and proceeded under canvas to the assistance of a large ship which was observed with bowsprit and foremast gone, and in a disabled state...
A Service on Christmas Eve
The Italian steamer Santagata, on the Goodwin Sands, from which the Walmer life-boat rescued the crew of 32 (Seepage 169). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The French Barque Duc d' Aumale
On the 17th July, during a moderate N.N.W. gale and rough sea, information was received that a barque was ashore on the Kentish Knock Sands, with a flag signal flying, which could not be distinguished on account of the rain. The No. 2 Life-...
The American Steamer William Terry Howell, of Savannah
AUGUST 18TH. - WALMER, KENT. The American steamer William Terry Howell, of Savannah, had gone aground on the Goodwin Sands, but got off unaided with the rising tide. - Rewards, £18 18s..
New Ways of Raising Money
A 'heady' tradition was upheld in double measure at Aberdeen in May when the maiden catch of the Shetland seine-net boat Evening Star was auctioned.
Traditionally, the buyer of the first box offish from a maiden...
Category: Donations
Pallion, of Sunderland
The last service rendered at the Caister Life-boat station in 1872 was that on the 10th Dec., by the Boys Life-boat, when she proceeded out, during a gale from E.N.E., to the aid of the brig Pallion, of Sunderland, which had been fouled by...
Invermore, of Dublin (5)
Cloughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle, Co. Down, and Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—On the 19th November, 1937, the disabled schooner Invermore, of Dublin, was picked up by the Cloughey and Donaghadee life-boats....
Carol, of Ipswich
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 1.24 a.m. on 3Oth April, 1967, news was received that distress flares had been sighted three miles from Bembridge lookout.
The life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at 1.47 in a light south south...