LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Stranding of the Steamships "Mohegan," "Labrador," "Stella" and "Paris."
WITHIN the last twelve months four remarkable cases of the stranding of large steamships have taken place on our shores, each of such vessels carrying a numerous crew besides a considerable number of passengers. Two of these steamers in the...
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El Stente
YACHT ON ROCKS Selsey, Sussex. At 3.22 p.m. on 8th August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a yacht was on Bognor Rocks and that further information would be coming from the Bognor Yacht Club. The lifeboat crew were assembled. At 3.35 the...
Hawarden Castle
At 5 A.M. on the 16th January the Coastguard reported to the Honorary Secretary that a vessel was ashore about a quarter of a mile north of Britannia Pier. The Motor Life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched in a fresh S.S.W....
A Steamer
In response to signals of distress the Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat Matthew Simpson put to sea shortly after 4 A.M.
on the 10th November, to assist a motor-boat which was dragging her anchors. The motor-boat had anchored in...
Tamar on trial
The Tamar class is the RNLI’s newest and most sophisticated all-weather lifeboat, and its roll out continues. This year, Ireland’s first Tamar arrives at Kilmore Quay. Bembridge and Shoreham Harbour are also on the 2010 Tamar list and, in...
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New Inventions
THE FAREHAM LIFE-BOAT.—A novel description of life-boat, to which the above appellation is given by its designer, has been recently patented.
It is the invention of the Rev. E. L. BERTHON, M.A., of Fareham, and is...
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Awards to Honorary Workers
Sir CHARLES WILSON, LL.D., has been appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution in recognition of the dis- tinguished services which he has rendered for very many years past, first as Honorary Secretary of the Leeds Life-boat...
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Cunopus
Sails blown out RED FLARES SIGHTED in the vicinity of Les Hanois Lighthouse were reported to the honorary secretary of St Peter Port lifeboat station at 2215 on Friday, November 11, 1977. A quarter of an hour later the 52ft Arun lifeboat Sir...
Hilton
A welcome that leaves other Boat Show packages in our wake.
A trip to the London International Boat Show, January 6th - 16th 2000, is even better when you make a Hilton or Stakis Hotel your first port of call. The friendly...
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The Ferries European Gateway and Speedlink
Ferry collision HARWICH HARBOUR RADIO received a call at 2251 on Sunday December 19, 1982, from the outward bound roll-on roll-off ferry European Gateway reporting that she was in collision with the inward bound ferry Speedlink Vanguard in...