LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Valborg, of Copenhagen
NOVEMBER 27TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL,.
At 7.30 at night the S.S. Valborg, of Copenhagen, which was off the harbour, signalled on her siren for a pilot. A fresh south-southwest gale was blowing, with a rough...
Major H. E. Burton, G.C.,O.B.E.
Major H. E. Burton, of the Royal Engineers, who died in December, 1944, in his eightieth year, will always be remembered as one of the outstanding figures in the Life-boat Service in the difficult days when motor-power was replacing oars and...
Category: Articles
The Tender Pendonna
Humber, Yorkshire. At 2.47 on the morning of the 1st of November, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that red flares had been seen near the Bull lightvessel. A strong east-south-easterly wind was blowing, and the sea...
Galway Life-Boat Meets Atlantic Rowers
When English Rose HI, rowed by Capt. John Ridgway (20) and Sergeant Chay Blyth (20), was sighted off the North Aran light house on 3rd September, 1966, at the end of its epic 92 day 3,000 mile voyage from Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A., the...
Category: Articles
The Crosby Lightship
MARCH. 8TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHE: SHIRE. At 11.38 A.M. the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board reported that the Crosby Lightship was adrift. A heavy W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea and rain squalls. The No. 1 motor life-boat...
Winefred
At 10.30 A.M. on the 23rd February a Coastguard reported that a vessel was dismasted about three miles east of Mevagissey, with a signal of distress hoisted in her rigging. A moderate S.E. gale was blowing at the time with a rough sea.<...
Books
The Story of the Weston-Super- Mare Lifeboats The Story of the Eastbourne Lifeboats Written and published by Jeff Morris Two more in the series of detailed 'station history' booklets written and produced by Jeff Morris - with Dave...
Category: Articles
On her slipway at the Mumbles is 47ft Watson Pentland (Civil Service No 31) which in the television series becomes Ennal's Point lifeboat Samuel Grail. photograph by courtesy of "South Wales Evening Post'
On her slipway at The Mumbles is 47ft Watson Pentland (Civil Service No 31) which in the television series becomes Ennal's Point lifeboat Samuel Grail.
photograph by courtesy of "South Wales Evening... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Antaeus
The RNLI's chief of operations has written to the St Helier lifeboat station expressing thanks for the way in which the crew of the station's new Tyne class lifeboat Alexander Coutanche handled a service during the storm of 25...