LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The full-rigged ship Maxwell, 1,800 tons, of Liverpool, left that port on the morning of the 19th July, bound for San Francisco with a cargo of coal. She was towed by the steam-tug Great Western and, on arriving near the North-West...

Air support During a weekend in October BBC Radio Newcastle ran a lifesaver appeal to raise money for the lifeboat service.

Listeners rang in to pledge money or to offer items for a charity auction, and many organisations,...

By VIOLET GLOAG (12J) Ann Street School, Dundee.

What are the Qualities which make a Good Life-boatman ? ONE of the most essential noble qualities that make a good life-boatman is that of bravery. His is not the bravery...

NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. — At about 10 o'clock on the morning of the 2nd of February, the sea became very heavy, and several fishing cobles, which had gone out at 5 o'clock, ran much danger -while returning ashore. The Life-boat...

ONCE AGAIN the Earls Court Boat Show has come and gone and what a success story we can relate! We signed on 761 new members: an all-time record. This is a fantastic achievement and I should like to thank the following people for all their...

About 10 P.M. on the 7th January, two steamers, the Stella Maris, of Glasgow, and Oria, of Bilbao, collided off the Skerries.

Within five minutes of the collision the latter vessel sank, but happily her crew were able to...

SHORTLY before noon on the 17th of April, a fishing boat, with two men on board, half a mile off Selsey Bill, was seen from the shore to capsize. A moderate wind was blowing from the south-west, and there was a steep, choppy sea. Within ten...

Kart Meyrick was fishing from the end of Porthcawl Pier on 2 February 2002 when a giant wave swept him off the pier and into the sea below. There had been a severe gale blowing for the past 24 hours and enormous waves were completely...