LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Catamaran
When a catamaran capsized on 15th July the Margate, Kent, life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) went out in a north westerly gale with a very rough sea.
At about 11.30 a.m. the Trinity House cutter Penlee reported...
Remuneration for Saving Life from Shipwreck
ANY person who has travelled on our seacoasts, and has been in the habit of conversing with the fishermen and other seamen at the various ports, fishing-towns, and wateringplaces, on the subject of their rendering assistance to shipwrecked...
Category: Articles
La Libertine
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands - At 3.26 a.m. on 29th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the life-boat coxswain that the French yacht La Libertine, with five men and two girls aboard, had dragged her anchor and was driving ashore between...
The Teesmouth Boat at Oxford
On board are the Mayor, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Miss Alice Marshall (Hon. Secretary) and the Rev. Mansell Merry (Hon. Treasurer).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The First Steam Life-Boat
Built in 1890. Served until 1923. Stationed at Harwich, Holyhead and New Brighton, and again at Holyhead. - View image in PDF
Launched on service 175 times. Rescued 295 lives.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Days In 1933
IN 1933 more branches held life-boat days than in 1932, more people con- tributed and £l,000 more was collected in this way.
The number of branches holding days was 731, an increase of eighteen. The number of people...
Category: Articles
Life-Boat Lectures In Prisons
Two lectureson the life-boat service have been given recently in prisons. Captain Basil Hall, R.N., late district inspector of life-boats and a silver medallist of the Institution spoke at Wormwood Scrubbs, and Commander Charles Parker,...
Category: Articles
The Sailing Boat Seagull (1)
Lowestoft, and Kessingland, Suffolk.— On the afternoon of 16th September, 1938, the coastguard reported that he had seen the sailing boat Sea-gull, of Lowestoft, capsize about three miles south of the harbour entrance. A fresh south breeze...
In An Open Life-Boat
Transmitter and receiver built into the after end-box.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs