LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Focus on . . . . Great Yarmouth and Gorleston
There she lies in the Gorleston boathouse—a sturdy, tubular creature, greyblack like the seals on the nearby Scroby sands who, at her approach, dive and slither into the sea, splashing noisily.
Jack Bryan, mechanic of the...
Category: Articles
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The Screw Collier Bessie, of Hayle
During a heavy gale from N.E., on the 16th January, the Bessie, of Hayle, a new screw-collier, worth 10,000/., went a shore on Hayle Bar. She soon became firmly imbedded in the sand, and her crew, consisting of 9 men, had to take to the fore...
Hurrying Home
A Bridlington fishing-boat coming into harbour on 17th January, 1937. The motor lifeboat, though not in the photograph, is escorting her. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs
A Parachute (1)
OCTOBER 2lST. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
A parachute had been seen coming down, but only a large patch of oil was found.- Rewards, £36 0s. 6d..
Solstad
Broughty Ferry, Angus, and Aberdeen.
—10th October, 1939. The Swedish vessel Solstad, of Karlstad, had been reported in distress with her steering gear disabled, about fifteen miles S.E.
of Montrose, and...
Torpedoed In a Heavy Gale
THE following letter speaks for itself:— Birmingham, December 31st, 1919.
DEAR SIRS, I have great pleasure in enclosing here- with £3 13$. for the funds of the Life-boat Institution, as a token of gratitude for the...
Category: Correspondence
Pulling a Fast One?
Pulling a fast one? There is no truth whatsoever in the rumour that the RNLI trials team are looking for an alternative means of lifeboat propulsion and asked the Director to acheive 25 knots under oar! Brian Miles, right, is actually... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Ship’s Boats from the S.S. Enseign Marie Saint-Germain
FEBRUARY 22ND. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 11.20 A.M. the coastguard asked for the life-boat’s services for a vessel off the East Cross Sand Buoy, six miles east of Caister, and the motor life-boat Michael Stephens was...
‘Awesome human beings’
When we heard the RNLI team had managed to get them out safely we were so relieved,’ says Alan, Sebastian and Jacob’s dad. ‘It’s amazing that a team of volunteers are willing to drop everything to come and help.’ The boys’ mum Helen added:... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs