LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jose Ramon
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 9.15 on the evening of the 29th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from Seven Stones lightvessel that the trawler Jose Ramon of San Sebastian was...
Wreck of the Steamer "Duke of Sutherland."
ON the 1st of April in the present year occurred one of those fearful wrecks which ever and anon startle even the inhabitants of these sea-girt islands, accustomed as they have been from time immemorial to the periodical sacrifice, by...
Category: Services
The S.S. Magdapur
SEPT. 10TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
While bound for Newcastle the S.S. Magdapur, of Liverpool, a vessel of 8,640 tons, carrying a crew of eighty, was sunk by a U-boat off Aldeburgh. Information reached the lifeboat station...
H.M.S. Opossum and Gipsy Maid
HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.—About midnight on the 24th March IT. M.S. Opossum, while lying in the harbour at Holyhead, dragged her anchor and collided with the schooner Gipsy Maid. As she fired a rocket and showed signals of distress, the steam Life...
Peggy, If, and Billy Boy
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 1.30 P.M. on the 4th January, 1938, the coastguard reported that the local fishing boats Peggy, If, and Billy Boy, carrying seven men altogether, were making heavy weather three miles south of...
Life-Boat Books and Articles
IN October, 1936, and 1937, supplements were published with The Life-boat giving particulars of books, and also articles in periodicals, which dealt with the life-boat service or in which the service was mentioned. All which could be traced...
Category: Articles
Coxswain Henry Blogg and "Monte."
THE photograph on page 132 shows Coxswain Henry Blogg, of Cromer, with a dog which he rescued from the Italian steamer Monte Nevoso on 16th October of last year. Coxswain Blogg received the Institution's silver medal for this service, in...
Category: Articles
Gifts of Biscuits and Chocolates
THE Institution has received gifts of biscuits from Messrs. Peek Frean, Huntley & Palmer, McVitie & Price and W. &. R. Jacob, and of chocolate from Messrs. Rowntree, Cadbury and Fry.
These are the emergency...
Category: Donations
The Barges Esterel and Vampa
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—14th October, 1939. After rescuing three lives from the barge Esterel, of London, the life-boat went out to the barge Vampa, of London, but her crew were drowned.—Rewards, £10 16s..
From Golf and Bowling Clubs
DURING 1947 over forty golf clubs held competitions for the Life-boat Service and these brought it £256.
Five bowling clubs also held con petitions which brought £25, a total of £281..
Category: Donations