LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

JANUARY 8TH. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON.

During the evening a request was received at the pier for a doctor to be sent to a naval vessel in the Bristol Channel. As no other suitable boat was available the motor lifeboat Rosabella...

Margate, Kent. —At 12.17 in the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a motor fishing vessel had broken down and was drifting three and. a half miles north- north-east of the pier. A strong north- north-west...

On the 22nd De- cember the brigantine Ellen, of Jersey, drove ashore in a N.N.E. gale. The Bac- ton life-boat was launched, and, after three attempts, succeeded in reaching her, and in taking off her crew, 8 in number, landing them in safety...

Silver Jubilee We were delighted to read about the present Wells' lifeboat in the winter issue of the journal and also to hear about the naming by Princess Margaret last November of Margate's new Rother lifeboat, Silver Jubilee...

MARCH 9TH - 29TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE.

At 7.45 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel aground. She was the S.S. Flimston, of over 4,500 tons, laden with steel and with a crew of 38. She...

AT this time last year, when tendering our sympathy to the earnest bands of "Life-boat Saturday" workers in the unusually arduous labours they had passed through so generously and cheer- fully (such labours resulting from the...

THIS year the Potteries were again very successful in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

They won five prizes in the inter-school competition in the Midlands. One of these five prizes was presented by...

The figurehead carried by the Trifolium when she came ashore at Land's End in 1914.. - View image in PDF