LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Even if their crews aren’t aboard, boat fires can pose a serious risk to sea users and the environment – a challenge that volunteers in Devon faced twice in 5 days

The African Queen is one of...

On 12th November last, the British steamer Vestris, two days out on a voyage from New York to Barbados and South American ports, sank in a gale 240 miles off the coast of Virginia, with heavy loss of life. Among those on board her was the...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1955, a man who had just come in from sea in his fishing boat told the life-boat coxswain that he had seen a yacht aground near the West Gunfleet buoy, but that he had been...

THE Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of this ; truly national and useful Society was held j at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon ,' Street, on the 4th of June. In the un- ; avoidable absence of His Grace the DUKE ', OF MARLBOROUGH,...

Arklow, Co. Wicklow. — At 6.50 on the night of the 19th of November, 1951, the motor mechanic reported flares north of the harbour and at seven o'clock the life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched with the second cox- swain in charge. The sea...

Galway Bay. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 23rd of October, 1957, the honorary secretary received a request for the life-boat to make forClare Island in Clew Bay to search for a curragh, which was missing with five people on...

WEST HARTLEPOOL AND REDCAR.—At 11.15 P.M. on the 5th February night signals of distress were observed from the direction of the South Gare, at the entrance of the Kiver Tees. It was blowing a gale from E.N.E., with snow, and a heavy sea was...

125 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, October 1864 issue LIFEBOATS FOR THE FRENCH COAST We have much pleasure in being able to report that the French Government have decided to place some lifeboats on the coasts of France....