Terry Waite attended the naming ceremony of the new Harwich inshore lifeboat Sure and Steadfast. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 6.45 on the evening of the 27th of July, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S.
Ardetta, of Liverpool, which was off Newhaven, had asked for a boat to land a man who had fallen down her hold. The...
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—-About dark on the evening of the 29th April the schooner John, of Runcorn, bound from Penmaenmawr to Dublin, was observed in a dangerous position in Moelfre Bay, during a strong gale from the...
The Gorleston Motor Life-Boat "John & Mary Meiklam of Gladswood" Returning To Harbour After Saving The SS "Fox" of Hull and Her Crew of Six On 27Th November 1924. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Left to right: G. Cox, Robert Cox, I. R Davies, J. J. Davies, junior, W. H. Davies, J. J. Davies, senior (second coxswain), Henry Blogg (coxswain), J. W. Davies, H. T. Davies, F. Davies, R. C. Davies and H. W. Davies (motor... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
When the Willie Woodhave public house was demolished during the redevelopment of South Shields market place this fine painted win- dow of the 18th-century life-boat designer, William Woodhave, was saved and placed in South Shields... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Kilmore, Co. Wexford - At 7.10 p.m. on I5th June, 1967, it was learned that the mother of one of the crew members of the Coningbeg lightvessel was dangerously ill. The life-boat Cecil Paine was launched at 7.30 in a light variable breeze and...
APRIL 5TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At about 1.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that the motor coble Humility, of Newbiggin, was overdue. She had a crew of three. A strong westerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea....
— Shortly after 10 A.M. on the 9th October, during a thick fog, information was received that a large steamer was ashore near the Cross Sand Light vessel. The No. I Life-boat was manned and proceeded in tow of a tug to the Cross Sand, where...
The life-boat Letitia was launched about midnight on the j 12th February, 1869, in reply to signals of distress from the brig Beatrix, of Whitby, which was riding heavily in the Roads near Gorton Gapway, with her mainmast cut; away, during a...