LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
William Clowes
On the 6th March a fearful gale from the H.E. was experienced.
At 2 P.M. signals of distress were shown by the fishing-yawl William Clowes, of Mley, which was at anchor in the bay. As the tide was then close up to the...
Loch Lomond
North Pier L.S.A., Torry L.S.A. and the Aberdeen life-boat.—At 10.33 on the morning of the 23rd of October, 1952, the Assistant Harbour Master reported that the steam trawler Loch Lomond, of Aberdeen, was in distress in the Navigation...
Tungsha
Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 7.20 a.m.
on llth May, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Tungsha of Toiisberg was making for Thurso bay with a passanger who had suffered a heart attack. She...
Cullercoats:
Cullercoats: Miss Diana Phillips afloat in the C class inflatable lifeboat partly funded by her gift in memory of her parents, Mr and Mrs H. A. Phillips; she was shown the lifeboat at RNLI Cowes base before it was sent to Cullercoats, where,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Shipwash Lightvessel
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 9.43 on the morning of the 8th of October, 1957, Trinity House Depot at Harwich asked if the life-boat would bring ashore the sick master of the Shipwash lightvessel, who needed medical treatment urgently.
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Launching the Life-Boat
Ho ! build the Life-boat, heart and hand ; Quick ! ake the many- voiced command ! The black-winged tempest downward dips, Like death, on night-bewildered ships.
Let wrinkled age and valiant youth Close rib it as with ribs...
Category: Poetry
The Nile
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At about 5.30 A.M.
on the 29th October, during a strong breeze from the W.S.W.,and thick weatheraccompanied by rain, rockets were fired from the Cross Sand Light-vessel. The Caister No. 2 Life-boat Godsend...
An Steamer
NOVEMBER 16TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An unknown steamer, which had been attacked by enemy aeroplanes, had signalled for a doctor, and with Col. G. D.
Franklin, C.I.E., O.B.E., late I.M.S. on board, the...
A Life-Boat Story
A dozen of hearts! and a dozen of hands ! I And the courage of death!—'tis a Yorkshire boast; It was all they asked one November noon When a hurricane blew on the Whitby coast.
For a cry came over the wailing sands, And...
Category: Poetry
Coming Alongside the Landing Stage
Coming Alongside The Landing Stage. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs