LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Contrast
IT is a lovely morning in July, the morning after the Royal St. George's Regatta.
Kingstown Harbour is bright and beautiful with the taper masts and snowy canvas of a whole fleet of yachts. An " ocean race"...
Category: Articles
Skylark, of Poole
APRIL 21ST. - POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. During the afternoon the motor boat Skylark, of Poole, foundered in Bournemouth Bay when on a pleasure cruise with about seventy people on board.
The weather was fine, the sea...
The Sir Godfrey Baring, at Clacton-On-Sea
Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., K.B.E , chairman of the Institution, presenting the life-boat to the station. On his right is Lady Baring (See page 403). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
List of Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for November and December 1997 and January and February 1998 Aberdeen, Grampian Arun; Nov 25, 28 and Feb 15 D Class; Feb 15 (Twice) Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Dec 7 Aberystwyth. Cardiganshire...
Category: Services
The H.M.S. Hannibal
'At 5 P.M. on the 6th December a telephone message was received from H.M.S. Hannibal request- ing the Life-boat to proceed to the as- sistance of a vessel which had stranded on the Skerries. The Motor Life-boat John A. Hay was dispatched...
The Grace Darling Museum
The newly extended West Room of the Grace Darling Memorial Museum at Bamburgh. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
To the Rescue of a Yacht
The Southwold Motor Life-boat pulling out to the help of the Daman's, of Lowestoft (see opposite Dage).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Achilles
At 8 P.M., on the 9th October, in a S.W. wind and moderate sea, the Lifeboat BeaucJiamp was launched at the request of Lloyd's Agent, and proceeded to the s.s. Achilles, of South Shields, which had stranded on Scroby...
S.S. Yacht Vixen
PORTHDINLLAEN.—At 11.30A.M. on the 20th January, the George Moore Life-boat was launched, and proceeded to the assistance of the s.s. yacht Vixen, of Beaumaris, which was found to be abandoned.
With much difficulty, owing...
Providentia, of Svelig
On the 24th March, during a gale of wind from the S.E., the brig Providentia, of Svelvig, near Drammen, while running for the South Harbour, struck on the rocks near the entrance. As soon as the vessel was seen making for the land, the...