LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Corallo and Nopal Branco (1)
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands, and The Lizard, Cornwall.—At eight o'clock on the morning of the 25th of March, 1957, it was reported that the motor vessels Corallo, of Trieste, and Nopal Branca, of Oslo, had been in collision and that...
Robert and Henry of Dundalk
On the 13th December, 1859, the brigantine Robert and Henry, of Dun- dalk, ran ashore on the Horse Bank, at the entrance of the River Mersey; intelligence being conveyed to Lytham of the disaster, the Institution's life-boat at that...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To THOMAS TALLON, on his retirement, after serving for 4 years as coxswain, 11J years as second coxswain, and previously 18J years as bowman of the Clogher Head life- boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, and a gratuity in lieu of a...
Category: Awards
(Left) Port Bow View of 30' Self-Righting Pulling Lifeboat Built By T and Iv Forrestt and Son for the Us Life Saving Service and Now In the Mariners Museum Newport N
(Left) Port bow view of 30' self-righting pulling lifeboat built by T. and IV. Forrestt and Son for the US Life Saving Service and now in The Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia, USA.
photograph by courtesy of The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Coaster and a Trawler
NOVEMBER 5TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
A. coaster and trawler had gone aground on Walney Island, but both vessels refloated with the rising tide and were able to go on their way. - Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
A Motor Boat and Mary
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — On the afternoon of the 19th August the signalman reported that two boats were in distress between the pier and-Chapman light, off Canvey Island. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy rain....
Kate and Mary, of Arklow
On the llth Sep- tember, the smack Kate and Mary, of Ark- low, was observed riding at anchor in a dangerous position during a fierce gale of wind from the S.E., a boy only having been left on board. The Arundel Vendbles life-boat, stationed...
Jules Deyne and Fulham VIII
The Humber, Yorkshire. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 20th November, 1961, the coastguard in- formed the coxswain superintendent that a cargo vessel and a trawler had been in collision and that the skipper of the trawler needed...
Awards for Selsey and Sheringham Coxswains
COXSWAIN DOUGLAS GRANT, of Selsey, and Coxswain Henry West, of Sheringham, have become the first two members of life-boat crews to receive gifts from the James Michael Bower Endowment Fund.
This fund was established in 1955...
Category: Awards
Caller Ou and Restless Ocean
Shortly after 9 A.M., on the 26th November, a telegram was received stating that a boat was being driven towards Arbroath, and suggesting that a look-out should be kept for her. A watch was accord- ingly set, and about a quarter of an hour...