LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Cromer (1)
CROMER, NORFOLK On the 26th October, 1941, the Cromer life-boat rescued the forty-four survivors of the crew of the S.S. English Trader, of London.
COXSWAIN HENRY G. BLOGG was awarded a third clasp to his silver...
Category: Medals
Outrageous Grace
Outrageous Grace
Taking the long way home
By John Otterbacher
Review by
Michael Masters
Outrageous Grace tells the true story of the author’s struggle against death – and...
Category: Articles
Susan Last Who Organises Brightlingsea Lifeboat Collection Also 'Organises' Her Parents Jean and Ernest Last! Mrs Last Is Disabled But In Her Batricar Decorated With
Susan Last, who organises Brightlingsea lifeboat collection, also 'organises' her parents, Jean and Ernest Last! Mrs Last is disabled but in her Batricar decorated with posters and armed with souvenirs for sale, she raised £70.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Miss Ali Jane
Salvor rescued ON THE MORNING of Friday March 22, 1985, St David's 47ft Watson class lifeboat, Joseph Soar (Civil Service No 34), launched at 1022 following a report that a 40ft fishing vessel, Miss AH Jane, had lost power and was close...
Albert
On the morn- ing of the 12th July the schooner Alert, of Falmouth, whilst working down Channel, bound for Truro with coal, was seen to miss stays, and before the crew could wear ship she struck on Taylor's Bank. The Life-boat John and...
The S.S. Stranmore
GAVE A COURSE IN THE FOG Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 27th of March, 1947, the Tara coastguard sent a warning message that a small vessel appeared to be in danger near Butter Pladdy Buoy.
The weather...
The S.S. Dunvegan Head
MAY 4TH.. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. Early in the morning, information was received from the coastguard that signals had been seen seven to eight miles N.N.W. of Kinnaird Head, and at 3.20 A.M. the motor life-boat John and Charles Kennedy...
Sirdar
At 5.45 A.M. on the 2nd February, Coxswain John Swan was called out by the Coast-guard as a vessel was burning flares as a signal of distress. He at once assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat Kentwell, which proceeded to the New-...
Louisa Twyzell
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At 10.15 on the morning of the 16th of Sep- tember, 1954, the coxswain reported that the weather was worsening and that three fishing cobles were at sea. The coastguard stated that one of them was heading south,...
Carbery Lass
Baltimore, Co. Cork.—On the after- noon of the 23rd of May, 1956, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local ftshingboat CarberyLass, which was long overdue. The life-boat John R. Webb, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at...