LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Duke of Northumberland's Prize Essay Competition for Elementary Schools
IN order to encourage in children a knowledge of and a pride in the work of British Life-boatmen, the Committee of Management have decided to ask for the co-operation of .the: Headmasters and Headmistresses of Elementary Schools throughout...
Category: Advertisement
Help the Helpless!
MIGHTY waves! see how they're raging! How the heavens are rent in twain! Hear the shrieks from yonder vessel! Think you, are the cries in vain ? Launch the Lite-boat! Launch the Life-boat! Echo cries, There's none at hand ! Naught to...
Category: Poetry
The S.S. Ocean Coast
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 26th of November, 1954, shipping agents reported that the master of the S.S. Ocean Coast, of Liverpool, which was anchored in Yarmouth Roads, was seriously ill and needed a doctor. No...
The Sailing Boat Kestrel
Margate, Kent.—At 3.41 on the afternoon of the 23rd of July, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a small yacht had capsized half a mile north of Reculver Tower. At 3.47 the life- boat North Foreland, Civil Service No.
XI...
Keeping It In the Family
The RNLI has a long history of family involvement. It is not unusual for several generations of one family to volunteer and many stations see a handful of names turn up time and again in the station history. Happily this tradition does not... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Soviet Trawler Urbe
In the early hours of the 17th of October, 1958, the Lerwick, Shetland Islands, life-boat rescued the only three survivors of the Soviet trawler Urbe. A full account of this service, for which Coxswain John Sales was awarded the silver medal...
Britains Pride, of Falmouth
About midnight, on the 24th of January, 1868, the life-boat and steam-tug Vulcan proceeded to sea in answer to signal-guns from the Gull Light Ship. They cruised along the edge of the sand during a heavy gale, with snow, sleet, and rain,...
The Hovercraft Sure
Ramsgate, Kent - At 12.20 p.m. on 4th February, 1967, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a radio telephone request for assistance had been received from the hovercraft Sure which had broken down half a mile south east of the...
Coxswain William (Bill) Sheader's Family Has a Long Tradition of Service With the Life-Boats and the Local Fishing Fleet One of Whose Boats Is Pictured Entering the Harbour With
Coxswain William (Bill) Sheader's family has a long tradition of service with the life-boats and the local fishing fleet, one of whose boats is pictured entering the harbour with the usual flock of seagulls.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Indian Ship Jalamanjari
INDIAN SHIP AGROUND Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 10.15 a.m. on i4th March, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore at Longscar. There was a full gale from the south-east with a rough sea. The crew...