LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
First Launch for the Four Boys
At 1030 on 28 November 1991, Sennen Cove's new Mersey class lifeboat The Four Boys, the first Mersey to be allocated to a slipway station, sped down the slipway on its first launch at its new home.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Victor, of Grimsby
On the 6th October, during stormy weather, the schooner Victor, of Grimsby, was seen riding at anchor in a dangerous position in Hoy Sound. The Saltaire life-boat was promptly manned and launched, and assisted to bring the schooner and.her...
A Year of Peace
In the twelve months from the end of the war in Europe on May 8th.
1945, life-boats rescued 677 lives. That is an average of 5 lives a month and is only 50 lives less than were rescued during the last twelve months of the...
Category: Articles
John
On the night of the 18th November, the fishing yawl, John, struck on the bar at the entrance to the river. One of the 3 men of her crew was soon after washed overboard and drowned.
A coastguard-boat, the crew of which were...
Coxswain R. M. Evans, of Moelfre, and Lt.-Comdr. H. H. Harvey, V.R.D., R.N.R. Inspector of Life-Boats for the North West
Coxswain R. M. Evans, of Moelfre, and Lt-Comdr. H. H.
Harvey, V.R.D., R.N.R., inspector of life-boats for the north west, pictured in London just before they received their medals from Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fumette Miner, of Barrow
on 19th Feb., put off and rendered assistance to the schooner Fumette Miner, of Barrow;.
Hebe, of Rotterdam
Ramsgate, Kent.—20th April. The motor vessel Hebe, of Rotterdam, had grounded on the Goodwin Sands, but got off when the tide rose.—Rewards, £5 8s..
John, of Hartlepool
The Thomas Wilson life-boat also went out three times to the brig John, of Hartlepool, which had gone ashore at Cape Kerr Point; and on the last occasion was tile means of rescuing the master, who had remained on board helpless after his...
On Board the St. Abbs Life-Boat
On Board The St. Abbs Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On Tow the Fishing Vessel Hueee
On tow the fishing vessel Hueee. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs