LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Sussex IRB Rescues
Two inshore rescue boats stationed on the Sussex coast at Hastings and Brighton carried out difficult rescues on the afternoon of Sunday, 25th June, for which framed letters of thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Captain the...
Category: Services
One of the Delightful Watercolours Specially Commissioned for Brian Martin's Tales of Time and Tide'. This Is the Lowestoft Lifeboat Sucesfully Rescuing a Cow - O
One of the delightful watercolours specially commissioned for Brian Martin's Tales of Time and Tide'. This is the Lowestoft lifeboat sucesfully rescuing a cow - one of the tales recounted by Tommy Knott..
Category: Drawings
The Annual Report: A Correction
WE regret that in the list of holders of the Gold Badge in the abridged Annual Report for 1928, the name of Mr. B. J. Kirkham, Honorary Secretary i at New Brighton, was unfortunately omitted. The omission was pointed out in time to be...
Category: Articles
Awards
Awards to coxswains, crew members and shore helpers 1995 The following coxswains, crew members and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement. Those entitled to them under the Institution's regulations were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Chas. Frank Ltd
Hand-held & Tripod-mounted BINOCULARS & TELESCOPES Since the turn of the century, Charles Frank Ltd.
have specialised in Binoculars and Telescopes, and the instruments which we manufacture in our Glasgow factory are...
Category: Advertisement
Anchor Shot As Aids to Launching Life-Boats
IN the year 1845 it was first proposed to throw an anchor or grapnel from a mortar, with a line attached to it, for the purpose of hauling boats afloat through a surf. In that year a Mr. OFFORD, of Great Tar- mouth, designed a grapnel, with...
Category: Articles
Shaula
On Saturday June 13, at 0420, red flares were sighted east of the station by Ramsey Coastguard. It was an overcast morning with a gale force 8 blowingfrom the south. The sea was rough and it was an hour after low...
The S.S. Barrister
JANUARY 4TH. - GALWAY BAY. During the morning news was received from Valentia Radio that the S.S. Barrister, of Liverpool, was ashore off Skird Rocks. The crew were called out at once and were on board the life-boat about ten o’clock, but...
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Buckie, Banff shire.—18th December.
Flares had been reported to the N.W., but no trace of any vessel in distress could be found.—Rewards, £15 9*..
S.S. Alphald
OCT. 22ND. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 2.35 A.M. the Deal coastguard reported by telephone that the Dutch steamer S.S. Alphald, of Rotterdam, was aground near the N.W. Goodwins Buoy, close to the wrecked S.S. Mahratta. A moderate N.E. breeze was...