LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Ill-Fated Ship
IN the last number of The Lifeboat was published an article on the Stantons and Stephensons of Boulmer, the two families in that little fishing village from which are drawn the greater part of the Crew of the Boulmer...
Category: Articles
Jacob Langstrum
HARWICH.—On the 2nd December, the Life-boat Spring-well proceeded out about 10.30 P.M., in response to signals flredfrom the Sunk light-ship. On arriving at that light-ship, it was stated that signals had been made from the Kentish Knock....
Life-Belts and Swimming
WE have, in previous Numbers of this Journal, advocated the use of life-belts, both on shipboard and in boats, especially in life- boats; and we have recommended the ac- quirement of the art of swimming by every one. As we think the subject...
Category: Articles
Kate Agnes, of St Johns
On the 10th February, the barque Kate Agnes, of St. John's, N.B., came broadside on the beach near Irvine during a strong wind from W.N.W. The same life-boat was promptly manned and launched, and in two trips brought safely ashore the...
S.S. Moorwood
OCTOBER 28TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 2.50 in the morning, the naval authorities at Chatham telephoned the coxswain that the S.S. Moorwood had struck a wreck and was going to beach on the South- East Maplin Sands. She was a London...
Faith
At 7.45 P.M. on 15th February a steamer's syren was heard blowing continuously, and an enquiry on the telephone elicited from the Coastguard that a vessel was showing signals off Belhelvie. The Life- boat James Stevens No. 19 was at once...
(Above) the Unpainled Wheelhouse Module (Also In Frc) Is Craned Into Position on the Hull
(Above). The unpainled wheelhouse module (also in FRC) is craned into position on the hull.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Henrietta Greve, of Granton
This life-boat also went off on the 22nd March and rendered important services to the brig Henrietta Greve, of Granton, which, daring a fresh gale from E.N.E., had grounded in Pakefield Gatway, but which was got off and taken to port with...
Up close and very personal
The Lifeguard ‘It was high tide on the afternoon of 28 June and I had just come on duty at Trebarwith Strand, north Cornwall. The surf was rough and we were flying the red flag. I chatted with a couple of anglers, a dad and his stepson on...
Category: Articles
Sirdar
At 5.45 A.M. on the 2nd February, Coxswain John Swan was called out by the Coast-guard as a vessel was burning flares as a signal of distress. He at once assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat Kentwell, which proceeded to the New-...