LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Services of Life-Boats Belonging to the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—On the 24th July, at 8 P.M., a flat was seen to drive into broken water on the Barnard Wharf Sand, off Fleetwood. The Fleetwood life-boat proceeded at once to her aid ; she proved to be the William, of Liverpool, coal...
Category: Services
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Argo
— On the morning of the 1st May the coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore at Copt Point, between Hythe and Folke- stone. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea, and the weather was foggy. At first it was thought that...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
SWANAGE, DORSET.—In the month of January, 1875, a shipwreck took place on the Peveril Ledge, off this place, and it was only with difficulty, and by incurring much risk, that the crew were saved through the exertions of the Coast- guardmen...
Category: Articles
Ocean Viking and a Barge
Dungeness, Kent.—At 5.28 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, the Lade coastguard rang up to say that the local pilot cutter had reported that the fishing boat Ocean Viking, which was towing a derelict barge with nobody on board,...
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Category: Advertisement
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
POOLE.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a life-boat station at the port of Poole on the coast of Dorsetshire.
As there was no life-boat establishment between Lyme Regis on that coast and the Isle of Wight, and...
Category: Articles
Chuckles from the 1930s
Thirty odd years ago it was my duty and my privilege to act as escort to Sir Godfrey Baring, K.B.E., then Chairman of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, on his frequent visits to the North West District and, at a later period, to...
Category: Articles
The Princess Royal at Runswick. Inaugural Ceremony of "Robert Patton—The Always Ready."
Inaugural Ceremony of " Robert Patton—The Always Ready." H.R.H. The Princess Royal named the new motor life-boat at Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, on 20th September, in the presence of over 5,000 people from all parts of Yorkshire.<...
Category: Inaugurations
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Two men returning from work early on the morning of the 15th March, 1890, saw the lights of a steamer ashore on the Bondicarr Beef. A strong S. wind was blowing, there was a heavy swell, and the weather I was hazy....
Category: Services
Catherine and Ann
Filey, Yorkshire.—At noon on the 3rd of February, 1955, the coxswain re- ported that the local fishing coble Catherine and Ann was at sea. The weather was becoming worse, and at 12.15 the life-boat The Isa & Pennjn Milsted was launched...