LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Queen of Hearts
KILDONAN, ISLE OF ARRAN.—On the 11th February, at 10.30 A.M., the Life-boat Hope proceeded, in tow of the tug steamer Flying Sprite, to the assistance of a ship reported on shore on the Sliddery Rock, at the south end of the island. It was...
That's Life
Many years ago there was the-launching of the Mumbles/hearse Before the boathouse and slipway were built, the RNLI owned two horses to haul the Mumbles boat on a carriage over the wide mud flats into the water. One day the local undertaker...
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Howth, Co. Dublin. At 6.45 on the evening of the 17th of May, 1958, the harbour master passed on to the honorary secretary a message that a boy had fallen over the cliffs half a mile north-east of the Bailey lighthouse. At 7.5 the life-boat...
Claudia, Fernland and Lady Adeline
The Coxswain of the Life-boat Queensbury when returning from the fishing-ground at 8 A.M. on the 1st June, experienced very great difficulty in making the harbour and incurred considerable risk in the prevailing E.S.E. gale. He therefore...
Bass Rock
A telephone message was received at 5.40 A.M. on the 30th November, stating that a vessel was making flares to the south of Collieston. The crew of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 19 were promptly assembled and the boat proceeded...
Alfred
The Life-boat Stanton Meyrick of Pimlico proceeded to the assistance of the brig Alfred at 10 A.M. on the 30th October, the wind, from the west, blowinghard, with heavy squalls and thick weather. The Alfred was in the midst of broken water...
Lewisham Branch
The bowls club of Britannic House, the London headquarters of British Petroleum, held an invitation tournament in August. It was in aid of the RNLI and this photograph shows the players launching their bowls towards the centre of the green... - View image in PDF
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Manne de Ciel
GREAT YARMOUTH.—At 11.30 A.M. on the 18th January, a ketch was observed on shore on the North Beach. The Lifeboat Abraham Thomas immediately proceeded to the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the crew, consisting of four men.
Diana
FLEETWOOD.—Signals of distress were shown on the night of the 6th April by the steam trawler Diana, of Grimsby, which had stranded on Barnard's Wharf in a strong W.S.W. breeze, a heavy sea, and thick weather. The Life-boat Maude Pickup...
Calvijn (1)
Amble, Northumberland. At 8.10 on the evening of the 16th of February, 1961, the honorary secretary of the North Sunderland station asked the Amble honorary secretary if the Amble life-boat would relieve the North Sunder- land life-boat,...