LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Morecambe Bay Lightvessel
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 4.17 on the morning of the 14th of May, 1954, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that the Morecambe Bay light- vessel had asked for the life-boat as a member of her crew was seriously ill.
At...
Memoir of the Late Rear-Adml. Washington, F.R.S.
BY RICHARD LEWIS, ESQ., BARRISTER-AT-LAW.
IT is with deep regret we record the death of REAR-ADMIRAL WASHINGTON, Hydrographer of the Admiralty. He died at Havre, on the 16th September last, after a painful illness of...
Category: Obituaries
A Bouquet for the Princess Presented By Debbie Jones
A bouquet for the Princess, presented by Debbie Jones, daughter of Crew Member Victor Jones. Just behind Debbie is Rachel Probert, daughter of Crew Member Kenneth Probert, who presented a souvenir programme to Her Royal Highness. Victoria... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The American Barque Harriet Frances
On the 2nd Sep- tember, at three p.m., a vessel was observed aground on the Arklow bank, 8 or "9 miles distant from Arklow. The life-boat of that place proceeded at once to her aid, when *he found a heavy sea breaking over and around...
The S.S. Roldal
GORLESTON.—Sockets and guns were fired by the Cockle and Middle Cross Sand and St. Nicholas Light-vessels, oa the morning of the 7th November. A strong gale was then blowing from S.W.
by S., the sea was very heavy and the...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution—(continued.)
SEATON CAREW, DURHAM.—The schooner | Cynthia, of Montrose, was being towed out of the Tees on the 5th April, 1871, when ' the tow-rope parting, she grounded on the North Gare Sandbank. A strong wind from the E.N.E. was blowing at the...
Category: Services
Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 8
THESE remains but one type of Life-boat to which reference is necessary to com- plete the description of those boats which are propelled either by sail or oars. The Cromer type bears so strong a resemblance to the Liverpool Life- boats that...
Category: Articles
The Steamship Boeton
At 12.45 A.M.
on the 16th January, during an ex- ceedingly thick fog, signals of distress were heard, and a message was received stating that a vessel was ashore to the north of the town. The Honorary Secretary of the...
Then And Now
tHen AnD noW State of the art When crowds gathered in Dover on 10 July 1930 to see the naming of a new 20m motor lifeboat, they were to witness an historic moment for the RnLi.
named Sir William Hillary after the founder of...
Category: Articles
The Greek S.S. Aegaion
SERVICE TO GREEK SHIP At 1.15 a.m. on 24th August, 1965, a report was received that there was a sick man on board the Greek S.S.
Aegaion of Piraeus. The life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched at 1.32 in a light westerly...