LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Urla
The Crew of the Motor Life-boat Edward Z, Dresden were assembled at 2.28 A.M. on 10th February, as the Coastguard had reported that the s.s. Urla, of London, was aground on the Gunfleet Sands. At 2.50, however, news was received from North...
The Arun and Fab 3 (Left)
Almost every aspect of boat design is linked. A larger lifeboat, like the Arun or new FAB prototypes, needs a cut-away section amidships to bring the deck close enough to the water to recover survivors. This cut-away section removes volume... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Okeanis
Penlee, Cornwall. On the 27th December, 1961, news was received at the life-boat station that the s.s. Okeanis of Piraeus, which was bound for Lon- don, had a sick man on board who needed a doctor. At 6.10 the life-boat Solomon Browne was...
Aileena, of Glasgow
JUNE 5TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At eleven in the morning the Castletown coastguard reported a small yacht in Derbyhaven Bay flying a signal. A later message said that she had lost her small boat and that her cable had parted. A...
Coxswain John Fox (Right) and His Son Michael Were Both In the Crew of Shoreham Lifeboat Dorothy and Philip Constant When on August 5 Albin Ballad and Her Crew
Coxswain John Fox (right) and his son Michael were both in the crew of Shoreham Lifeboat Dorothy and Philip Constant when, on August 5, Albin Ballad and her crew of three were rescued during a south westerly gale force 9. Coxswain Fox, who... - View image in PDF
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Opening of the Grace Darling Memorial Museum
Procession from St. Aldan's Church.. - View image in PDF
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Fred Thomson, of Dundee
WINCHELSEA.—On the 21st January, at 2.30 A.M. the Life-boat Storm Sprite was launched, in consequence of signals of distress being observed from the brig Fred Thomson, of Dundee, which vessel, while on a voyage from Boston to London, had got...
The Blackwater Lightvessel
MAN TAKEN OFF LIGHTVESSEL IN NEAR GALE Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford, At 8.30 on the morning of the 2nd April, 1962, the assistant inspector of Irish Lights told the honorary secretary that the mother of a seaman on board the Blackwater...
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..