LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Whitby Lite-Boat Mary Ann Hepworth, a 41-Foot Watson, Heading Into a Moderate Sea.
The Whitby lite-boat Mary Ann Hepworth, a 41-foot Watson, heading into a moderate sea.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lerwick's First Lifeboat the 51Ft Barnett Lady Jane and Martha Ryland Leaving Harbour In Rough Weather
Lerwick's first lifeboat, the 51ft Barnett Lady Jane and Martha Ryland, leaving harbour in rough weather.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 28th June, 1961, the honorary secretary received an urgent message from the doctor at Gaveedore that the resident nurse on Tory Island had fallen while trying to...
Llanishen
Ten hour service to burning coaster Yarmouth South East Division The coxswain and crew of Yarmouth's Arun class lifeboat John and Joy Wade have received a letter of thanks from the Director of the RNLI for their part in a 10-hour service...
Valldemosa (1)
OCTOBER 6TH. - PORT ERIN, AND PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. Shortly after two in the morning the Ramsey coastguard informed both life-boat stations that a ship was in distress W.S.W. of the Chicken Rock.
Port Erin was asked...
Normanby Hall
Arktow, Co. Wicklow. At 11.48 on the night of the 19th of January, 1960, the honorary secretary received a message from Valentia radio that the motor vessel Normanby Hall of Chester, which was eight miles east-south-east of ,A rklow, needed...
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Walton and Frinton, Essex; Margate, Ramsgate, and Walmer, Kent.— 27th October, 1937. During naval exercises fireworks were used by the Fleet without notice being given. They were taken for distress signals and these four motor life-boats...
First Severn on Station
The first of the RNLI's new 25-knot Severn class lifeboats has entered service at Harwich in Essex.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Boats
Sheringham, Norfolk. — About 9 o'clock in the morning of the 22nd of April, 1949, local fishing boats were overtaken by bad weather. Some reached the shore with difficulty.
Three were still at sea, and the life- boat...
Crimbria
At 9.30 A.M. on the 8th February the Coastguard re- j ported that the Girdler Light-vessel was firing distress signals, and shortly after- wards a message was received by wire- less telegraphy from a steamer stating that the Girdler...