LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Ragna Gorthon
On the 26th September the s.s. Ragna Gorthon, of Helsingborg, bound for the Thames with a cargo of wood pulp, ran on the Kentish Knock sands about three miles N.W. of the light-vessel. A fresh to strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a heavy...
The S.S. Copeland
About 7.30 A.M. on the 14th March, during a fog and misty rain, the s.s. Copeland, of Glasgow, bound from London to Southampton, stranded at Eastborough Head. In answer to signals of distress from the Owers Light-vessel and the steamer, the...
Empress of England
Padstow, Cornwall. At 8.45 on the evening of the 1st of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the coaster Eldorita had the motor launch Empress of England, which had one man aboard, in tow and was making for...
Queen Victoria, of Brixham
On the 27th October, 1867, during a strong gale of wind, the Florence life-boat put off, in reply to signals of distress from the smack Queen Victoria, of Brixham, which was dismasted off St. Govin's Head, and, with the assist- ance of a...
Olympic Yachting Gold Medallist Reg White Visited the Rnli Stand at the Midland Boat Show Birmingham During the Show from February 24 to March 6 More Than 1
Olympic yachting gold medallist Reg White visited the RNLI stand at the Midland Boat Show, Birmingham. During the show, from February 24 to March 6, more than 100 helpers from ten branches and guilds manned the stand to raise £2,096,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Birds Eye
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...
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The S.S. Radstock
MAY 6TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK. At about 5 P.M. the life-boat coxswain heard a ship sounding “ V ” in morse on her whistle, ” I need assistance “, and the motor life-boat Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 was launched at 6.30 P.M. A strong northerly...
Veluna, of Liverpool
On the 19th October, the^same life-boat put off', during stormy. weather, to the rescue of the crew of a vessel which was observed to be stranded on the Long Bank.
On arriving alongside, they found that the only...
Lizzie to the Rescue
Lizzie the Lifeboat, the heroine of Dora Thatcher's book, is continuing her fund raising activities - but this time in model form! Modeller and lifeboat enthusiast John Saunders was growing tired of having to refuse small boys requests... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ceres, of Arbroath
On the 26th Oc- tober, the schooner Ceres, of Arbroath, ran ashore, in a heavy sea, on the Salthouse Bank, striking heavily, and sustaining much, damage. The Lytham life-boat proceeded to the aid of her crew, and remaining by her until the...