LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Nigerian Fish-Factory Ship Azu
Lifeboat rescues 33 crew from grounded ship in gales and darkness A difficult service in very poor conditions in which 33 seamen were taken off grounded fish factory ship has led to Coxswain Mechanic Hewitt Clark of Lerwick lifeboat station...
Meetings of Committee
Thursday, March 2, 1854. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair.
Confirmed the Minutes of the former Meeting, and those of the Finance, Wreck and Reward, and the Life-boat Sub-Committees.
Elected...
Category: Committee
(10)—Brian Ward (Left) One of the Youngest Members of the Crew and Deckhand Since He Joined the Crew In 1966. Works As a Boat Builder at Halls Boat Yard, Walton. In Background Is John H
(10)—Brian Ward (left) one of the youngest members of the crew and deckhand since he joined the crew in 1966. Works as a boat builder at Halls Boat Yard, Walton. In background is John Halls, who is also a deckhand on board.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Obituary
WE regret to report two serious losses which the Committee of Management have suffered by the death, on the llth September, of Admiral of the Fleet the MARQUESS or MILFORD HAVEN, and, on the 14th August, of Sir EDWARD FEETHAM COAXES, BT.<...
Category: Obituaries
Number: a Tug and a Grimsby Fishing Vessel Were In Collision Near Bull Light on the Morning of April 1 Being Informed That There Were People In the Sea Number Lifeboat T
Number: A tug and a Grimsby fishing vessel were in collision near Bull Light on the morning of April 1.
Being informed that there were people in the sea, Number lifeboat, the 46' 9" Watson City of Bradford III,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Delhi
DOUGLAS, ISLE or MAN.—On the 16th September, at 1 P.M., a vessel was observed about eight miles off Douglas Head showing signals of distress. The wind *?as blowing a whole gale from the W. at the time. The No. 2 Life-boat, John Turner-...
An Irish Lights Steamer
DECEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARF BOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
An Irish Lights steamer bad been bombed and sunk by German aeroplanes, when carryto ing reliefs for light-ships from Rosslare to the Coningbeg Light-vessel, but...
Life-Boat Emergency Committees
A Suggestion to Stations.
WE should like to call the attention of Station Branches to an arrangement which has recently been made at Blyth, Northumberland. There are two Honorary Secretaries at this Station, but in order...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. . Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view....
Category: Articles
Lizzie
On the I night of the 13th April a strong N.
I gale suddenly sprang up, and about i 11.30 P.M. one of the cobles returning j from the lobster pots reported that the ' weather was very bad at sea, and not fit ...