LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Hull Steam Trawler King's Grey
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 1.50 P.M.
on the 21st October, 1937, during a lift in a dense fog, a vessel was seen to run hard aground on the beach near the life-boat house. The wind was light and the sea slight. The motor...
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Category: Photographs
The Lifeboat Is Hauled Up the Beach Up The
The lifeboat is hauled up the beach, up the short ramp and on to her turntable. Finally she is pushed round through 180 degrees so that her bow is once more towards the sea.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Birds Eye Foods
Backbone of the FishingTrade.
This was one that didn't get away. One of a thousand million.
A thousand million of the reasons why every day and night men put out to sea in all weathers to earn their...
Category: Advertisement
Centenary of Sennen Cove Life-Boat Station
THE centenary of the life-boat station at Sennen Cove, which was estab- lished in 1853, was celebrated by a dinner held at the Land's End Hotel on the 21st of April 1953. A certifi- cate inscribed on vellum was presented by Earl Howe,...
Category: Articles
Harlington, of Sunderland
About half-past 7 o'clock, P.M., on the 4th October last, during a gale from S.E., signal lights were seen off the Scroby Sand. The Caister life-boat was again launched, and in about an hour from the time the signals were seen she...
A New Type of Life-Boat
FOLLOWING on the Barnett Twin-Screw Life-boat, and the Watson Cabin Life- boat, both Life-boats specially designed to be able to carry out services at a considerable distance from their Stations, the Institution has now designed another new...
Category: Articles
Typhon, of Barber Sand
On the same day, the Caister No. 2 Life-boat was launched during a strong gale from E.N.E., and was fortunately enabled to get the Norwegian brig Typhon off the Barber Sand, and to take her safely into Yarmouth Harbour. There was a heavy sea...
Focus on . . . Salcombe
The village of Salcombe stands on the west side of the Salcombe Haven, u miles from Dartmouth, and years ago this little Devon port was noted for its trading schooners. The schooners like the clippers of Joseph Conrad's day have gone,...
Category: Articles
Champion, of Liverpool
At day- light on the 20th December a vessel, which proved to be the schooner Champion, of Liverpool, timber laden, was observed off the Scarweather Sands, with mainmast gone and signals of distress flying, it blowing a strong gale from N. W....