LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Christian
DUNGARVAN.—On the morning of the 20th February, a bright light was seen shining through a heavy snow-storm and it was at once concluded that it was a signal made by the trawler Christian, of Dunmore, which had been lying at anchor in the...
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As she was coming in the smack struck the breakwater and immediately sank. One of the three men on board can be seen on the bows preparing to swim for the breakwater where he was rescued by lines. The other two took to the rigging..View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inshore Rescue Hovercraft
Inshore rescue hovercraft The Hurley Flyer 'Recently, when a nine-year-old girl in a dinghy and a man were in trouble, the lifeboat picked them up and the hovercraft flew the casualties right across the beach up the slipway to the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Cross's Broadcast.
Coxswain Robert Cross, of the Humber station made a wireless appeal for the life-boat service in the "Weeks Good Cause" in the Home Service of the B.B.C.
on 2ist. April. There were over 11,000 replies. The gifts...
Category: Articles
H.L Routh, of New York
Early on the morning of the 11th April, during a heavy gale of wind from W.N.W., the Robert William life-boat proceeded to the rescue of the crews of two vessels in distress off this place. On reaching the nearest vessel—the barque H. L....
William Bromham, of Gloucester
On the llth August last, the barque William Bromham, of Glouces- ter, when running for the harbour of Aber- dovey, in tow of a steam-tug, ran aground on the bar at the entrance of the river, the wind being from W.S.W., and the sea rough at...
Cestrian, of Chester
On the 31st of August, the schooner Cestrian, of Chester, in running for Newhaven harbour, grounded on the bar, when the Institution's life-boat stationed there was launched, and proceeded to her aid. An attempt was at first made to save...
Hyake
At 9.50 A.M. on the 22nd October, the Life-boat of this Station, the People's Journal, No. 1, was launched for the purpose of saving the crew of the barque Eyack, of Langesund in Norway, which was wrecked north of Battray Head, a hard...
Midsummer
The smack Midsummer of Douglas was lying in the bay on the evening of the 2nd September, when the wind changed to N.N.W., increased to a moderate gale, and a heavy sea rose. The smack com- menced to drag her anchor, and the Master, who was...
Scott, of Sunderland
On the 22nd Oct., in consequence of a telegram from Broadstairs, this invaluable boat proceeded in tow of the harbour steamer to the Kentish Knock Lightship, twenty-six miles from Ramsgate, which was reached an hour before midnight. Hailing...