LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Barges Astrild and Grecian
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—On the 23rd November, 1938, the motor life-boat rescued the crews, four in number, of the two barges Astrild and Grecian.— Rewards: Bronze medal, letters of thanks, and monetary awards amounting to £49 14s....
A Silver-Medal Service at Aberdeen
THE Institution has awarded to Coxswain Thomas Sinclair, of Aberdeen, a second-service clasp to the silver medal which he already holds, and special awards to the crew, for the rescue on 5th November last of two men of the crew of eight of...
Category: Medals
The Chief Inspector of Life-Boats
COMMANDER E. D. DRURY, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., the chief inspector of life-boats, will retire, under the age limit, on 31st December, 1938, and will be succeeded as chief inspector b)' Lieut.-Commander P. E. Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., the...
Category: Articles
Monte Gurugu (2)
Appledore, Clovelly, and Df racombe, Devon.
—On the 13th of November, 1949, all three life-boats went to the help of the Spanish steamer Monte Gurugu, which was foundering at the entrance to the Bristol Channel, and rescued...
Photographic Competition
THE first prizes in the Institution's photographic competition, the terms of which were announced in the September 1961 number of the Life- boat, have been awarded to :— MR. A. E. TURNER, honorary treasurer of the New Romney and Romney...
Category: Articles
Marine Artist Patrick Donovan Has Produced This Evocative Watercoiour of Agnes Cross
Marine artist Patrick Donovan has produced this evocative watercoiour of Agnes Cross picking up survivors off Dover during the Dunkirk evacuation He writes: 'Mr Hills tells me that she did this on a number of occasions during the period... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gudveig and the Latvian Steamer Everene (1)
JANUARY 25TH. - HOLY ISLAND, AND NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
The Norwegian steamer Gudveig, of Oslo, and the Latvian steamer Everene, of Riga, had been sunk by mine or torpedo, but other steamers had picked up a...
New Draper, of Whitehaven
On the 9th February, the brig New Draper, of Whitehaven, lost her sails in a heavy gale, and was driven ashore near Wicklow harbour. The life- boat stationed there was quickly launched, and succeeded in taking off her crew, 8 in number, and...
Friends, of Lyne
At daylight on the 2nd Nov., during a very heavy gale, the schooner Friends, of Lynn, parted from her anchor and was driven ashore, three miles south of Bridlington Harbour. The Brid- lington life-boat was quickly conveyed on her...
Wonder
On the night of the 1st of May, the smack Wonder was swamped, off Teignmouth Harbour. The cries of her crew, 2 in number, were heard from the shore, but nothing could be seen from it, the night being very dark. The Teignmouth life-boat was...