LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Saleta and Terminist
Walmer, Kent. At 1.42 early on the morning of the 1st of October, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen four to five miles south-east of the look-out.
At two o'clock the...
Carmen
DUTCH VESSEL AGROUND IN FOG Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 10.33 on the night of the 25th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Carmen of Groningen was ashore on the west side of Sulley Island....
Galaxy
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 7.13 a.m. on 23rd April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an urgent appeal had been intercepted from the master of the motor vessel Galaxy (the wireless transmitting station "Radio...
Fishing vessel run aground and listing heavily off Calve Island in Strathclyde (see above).
fishing vessel run aground and listing heavily off Calve Island in Strathclyde (see above).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Peru
A small yacht was observed on the West Hoyle Bank soon after midday on the 4th August with a signal flying denoting that they required assistance. The crew were assembled and the Life-boat H. G. Powell launched. There was a moderate W.N.W....
Orkney Coxswain Wins Second Silver Medal
COXSWAIN Daniel Kirkpatrick of Longhope has achieved the unusual distinction of being awarded the Institution's silver medal for gallantry for the second time. His second award was made for the rescue of nine men from the Aberdeen...
Category: Services
Small Ads
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Category: Advertisement
San Blas
Penlee, Cornwall. At 6.50 on the morning of the 12th of September, 1959, the port medical officer at Penzance informed the honorary secretary that a member of the crew of the motor vessel San Blas of Stockholm was ill and needed medical...
Our Heroes
"Tis a terrible night, and the seas run mountains high, The wind is howling fiercely, with a dark and sullen sky; Eyes are aching and blinded with the driving sleet and rain, And thoughts turn to those who are going out, who may never...
Category: Poetry
Maria
NOKTH DEAL.—On the 17th September a strong gale blew from S.W., the sea was very heavy, the weather was thick and rain was falling. At about 2 P.M., a vessel was sighted on the south part of the N.W. Goodwin Sands, the crew of the Life-boat...