LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
DURING the past year the difficulties— at all times serious—encountered by those endeavouring by personal effort to raise money for, and increase public interest in, deserving charities and in- stitutions have been in evidence in a greater...
Category: Articles
Sovac Radiant
Dover, Kent.—At 10.10 on the night of the 13th of January, 1952, the Eastern Harbour Arm Signal Station reported that the tanker Sovac Radiant, of Panama, had gone aground in Fan Bay, and at 10.30 the life-boat Southern Africa left her...
Teesmouth September 14 1986:
Teesmouth, September 14, 1986: Tees Dock quay space is normally full of steel ready for export. This particular Sunday, however, saw a small oasis of colour appear as the site was made ready for the naming ceremony of Teesmouth's 47ft... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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MARCH 25TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS. On March 17th a doctor telephoned to the station to ask if the life-boat would be available to bring from the Island of Fouls to the mainland a woman who was expecting a baby.
A strong breeze...
Cromer's famous son
Henry Blogg’s peaceful manner reflected a humble background – he was born in a small cottage near Cromer’s pier, and in many ways was a typical Norfolk fisherman.
After joining the town’s lifeboat crew in 1894, he was...
Category: Articles
A Dinghy
Saved from drowning A 71-YEAR-OLD MAN was out fishing alone in his 9ft wooden dinghy on the afternoon of Monday September 9, 1985.
The weather was fair, there was a moderate south-south-westerly breeze, force 4, with a...
News
Three Alderney lifeboat volunteers received top honours at the Daily Express Vodafone Life Savers Awards in October for their rescue of three people swept out to seaLifeboat Operations Manager David McAllister and Lifeboatmen Phil Murray and...
Category: Articles
Coast Fog Signal Experiments
THE general public, and especially those who live or have their business in the metropolis, have recently experienced the bewildering effects of fog on land, and will, perhaps, on that account have a sympathetic interest in what is being...
Category: Articles
Levrette
PEMBREY, S. WALES.—On the 9th February, the Life-boat Stanton Meyrick of Pimlico proceeded to the aid of the brigantine Levrette, of St. Malo, which was lying at anchor near the Lynch. Sands with, a signal of distress flying. On arriving at...
Castle Craig
BROOKE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—The steamer Castle Craig, of Liverpool, stranded on Brooke Ledge during thick weather and a heavy sea on the 14th December. At about 4 A.M., her signals of distress being observed, the crew of the George and Anne...