LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Muristan (1)
In the meantime tragic occurrences were taking place at Blyth. The s.s. Muristan, a steel steamer belonging to Swansea, while bound from the Tyne to Rouen, ran ashore in Blyth Bay.
On the night of the 18th her steeringgear...
Mr G Jarvis of Goring-By-Sea
Mr G. Jarvis of Goring-by-Sea went with his wife to look for the Grace Darling oak. He sent this photograph saying, 'the tree is near the embankment, by the new Peace Pagoda'.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services by Shore-Boats (1)
BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK. On the 2nd January, 1939, the crew of four of the motor trawler Yankee Girl were rescued by another fishing boat. - Rewards, £2 10s., with £3 for loss of fishing, and 2s. 6d. for fuel used, together with a...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
HARTLEPOOL.—On the night of the 13th March, 1888, during a S.E. wind, sleet showers, and a very high sea, the s.s. Andalusia, of Scarborough, ran ashore on Middleton beach. A steam-tag went to her assistance, but, owing to the heavy sea, was...
Category: Services
Sea Rescue: a Bird's-Eye View By Des Lavelle
LURCHING ABOUT on the deck of Valentia lifeboat, struggling to make sense of a simple piece of chartwork, it was shattering to hear the smooth delivery of the necessary accurate information over the radio from the Nimrod aircraft overhead....
Category: Articles
Baptism by mire
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | 3 NOVEMBER
Southend’s search and rescue hovercraft crew launched to reports of five people in the water struggling to get ashore. The volunteers quickly located three of them –...
Category: Articles
The Launch of the Life-Boat
Go forth, thou gallant boat! God speed thee on the main I Not oft, if ever, wilt thou float Thus tranquilly again.
Go I proudly ride the wave— The restless waters sleep; Hereafter thou must breast and brave The fury of the...
Category: Poetry
The Stranding of the Steamships "Mohegan," "Labrador," "Stella" and "Paris."
WITHIN the last twelve months four remarkable cases of the stranding of large steamships have taken place on our shores, each of such vessels carrying a numerous crew besides a considerable number of passengers. Two of these steamers in the...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Service Abroad
WE think it will be of interest to our readers to have a brief survey of the Life-boat services of the world, so far as the recent statistics of their activities are available. We have, therefore, com- piled the following notes from the...
Category: Articles
The trawler Juniper aground on Papa Stour. photograph by courtesy of Dennis Coutts
The trawler Juniper aground on Papa Stour. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Dennis Coutts. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs