LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Midnight Matinee
The Midnight Matinee which was planned to be held at the Victoria Palace theatre in London on March 8, and which was announced in the last number of THE LIFEBOAT had to be cancelled as a consequence of the economic outlook at the beginning...
Category: Articles
Robin Knox-Johnston
Robin Knox-Johnston (r), the yachtsman and a member of the RNLI's committee of management, had a bet with Don Wood (I) on who would be first to Lowestoft in the Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race. The stake was 20 pairs of boots for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
First Launch
First launch The townspeople of Swanage proudly look on as their new 12m Mersey class lifeboat Robert Charles Brown is launched for the first time along the station slipway on 12 June. The event marked the culmination of many years hard... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Would-be rescuers rescued
Porthcawl’s B class lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched into the sweltering heat of 26 June to help six people in the water. Three children were being swept out to sea on bodyboards; their mother and grandfather tried to swim out to...
Category: Articles
Pearl, of Carnarvon
On the 11th December, during a heavy gale from the S.W., the smack Pearl, of Carnarvon, at anchor near the Dutchman's Bank, hoisted signals of distress. On these being observed from the shore, the life-boat was launched, and reaching the...
Casco
Also on the 22nd November, at 3 P.M., in reply to her signals of distress, this Life-boat boarded the Russian barque Caseo, of Bargo, which vessel was aground on the South Sand, it blowing hard from the N.E., with considerable sea. At the...
Highland Mary
On the 20th October, during a heavy gale of wind from the westward, the bvvgantine Highland Mary, of that port, was driven on the Barnard Wharf Sandbank. The Fleetwood life- boat went off in tow of a steam-tug, and brought safely ashore the...
Gladiator and Enterprise
MONTROSE, FORFARSHIRE.— The weather in early morning of the 19th February being comparatively moderate, the fishing fleet put to sea, but about 9.30 A.M. the wind increased to a whole W.S.W. gale, accompanied by a veryheavy sea. At 9.45 the...
Fishing Cobles (2)
On the 25th April the local fishing cobles, which had gone to their pots in the early morning, returned during the after- noon. A strong northerly sea was breaking across the bar, and as coming into harbour was highly dangerous, the...
Margaret (1)
RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS.—On the 1st February, at 10.40 p.m., during a fresh breeze from S.E., signals were fired from the Gull Lightship. On the Lifeboat Bradford and steam-tug Vulcan proceeding to her, it was ascertained that a large flare...