LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gluckauf
FEB. 9TH - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
The German steamer Gluckauf, of Rostock, had struck the submerged wreck of the Katina Bulgaris, which had sunk the day before, but her crew were saved by the Norwegian steamer Nayland. -...
Weymouth's Arun Lies Afloat
Weymouth's A/un lies afloat between two piles in front of the lifeboat house.
The access jetty is built over the remains of the old slipway and the station's Atlantic 75 is now in a purpose-built house downstream... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tynemouth
TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND On the 8th December, 1940, the Tynemouth life-boat rescued the crew of twentytwo of the motor vessel Oslo Fjord, of Norway.
MR. EDWARD SELBY DAVIDSON, honorary secretary, was awarded the bronze...
Category: Medals
Eliza, of Middlesborough
On the! 6th December, the. brig Eliza, of Middlesboroxigh, was driven on the bar at the Tees' mouth. The Institution's life-boat at Seaton-Carew was soon launched, and proceeded through a high sea to the aid of her crew, 7 in number,...
Rambler and Mary Ann and Francis
On the 2nd Feb.
this Life-boat, the Covent Garden, was launched five times, with a succession of fresh crews, and ultimately succeeded in saving 13 lives from the schooners Ram- Wer, of Wexford, and Mary Ann, of Ply- mouth...
Thornton, of New York
On the 6th December, the ship Thornton, of New York, was stranded on the West Middle Sand off Liverpool during a fresh gale of wind, and subsequently became a total wreck. The Willie and Arthur life- boat went off, and brought ashore the...
Typhon, of Barber Sand
On the same day, the Caister No. 2 Life-boat was launched during a strong gale from E.N.E., and was fortunately enabled to get the Norwegian brig Typhon off the Barber Sand, and to take her safely into Yarmouth Harbour. There was a heavy sea...
Fishing Cobles
Three of the fishing cobles belonging to Whitby were overtaken by severe weather on the 10th June, and as their return to port could only be accomplished with great risk, the No. 1 Lifeboat, Robert and Mary Ellis, was launched about 10 A.M.,...
Ben Screel
On the 18th January the Aberdeen steam trawler Ben Screel was wrecked and the Institution's life-saving apparatus at Torry helped in the rescue of the crew of ten, while the life-boat stood by.—Rewards, Tony life-saving apparatus,...
Victory
On the 4th November, when the local motor fishing boat Victory was at sea, the weather broke and freshened with a gale from the eastward. A heavy sea was run- ning. A watch was kept, and at 1.30 P.M., when the Victory was seen in the offing,...