LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Welsh Coxswain
John Handcock Williams, of Tenby, who died last year at the age of 82. He was an officer of the life-boat for 26 years, retiring in 1931, and was one of the seven life-boatmen who took part, 25 years ago, in the Institution's Centenary... - View image in PDF
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Arethusa, of Blyth
On the 6th Januaty the brig Arefhuaa, of Myth, wfcnt ashore on the Gross Sand, near Grest Yarmouth. The Caister life-boat was immediately launched, and proceeded, under sail, to the rescue of her Crew, eight in number, whom she suc- ceeded...
Elizabeth, of Llanelly
At daylight on the llth April the schooner Elizabeth, of Llanelly, was discovered in a dangerous position, on a lee shore, 5 miles from this station. It was blowing a gale from the N.E. at the time, accompanied by heavy. squalls of snow: and...
Queen Victoria
Signals of distress were observed on the 3rd of April, in response to which the David Hulett Life-boat went afloat at 10.30 P.M., and found the barque Queen Victoria, of Dublin, stranded on the Swallow Bank. At the master's request, the...
Brazilian
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—The Life-boat Thora Zelma was launched at 3.50 P.M., on the 7th April, information having been received that a three-masted schooner had stranded on the outer bank. A N.E. by N. wind was blowing; the sea was smooth and...
Micronesia
On the 7th June the Life-boat was again called out. and proceeded to the aid of the ship Micronesia, of Liverpool, which had her cargo of nitrate on fire.
Two steam-tugs and a Deal galley were in attendance on the vessel,...
Toivo
On the 5th October, flares were shown by the barque Toivo, of Nagu, bound from Uleaborg for London, which had grounded on the North Sand in a strong S. by W. breeze and a rough sea. Eight of the'Life-boat men went on board the vessel and...
Tempo
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 10.13 P.M. on the 13th September, 1938, the coastguard reported having received a message from the Brake Light-vessel that a motor vessel was aground half a mile east of North Goodwin Buoy. A gentle breeze was blowing and...
Notre Dame des Flots
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 5.49 in the evening of the 20th of April, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a French fishing boat had been seen to go aground on the Brake Sands, and at 5.57 the life-boat Prudential left her moorings. The sea was...
A Sailing Dinghy
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 3.31 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1953, the Foreland coastguard rang up to say that a sailing dinghy had capsized a quarter of a mile from the coast- guard station, and that two boys were clinging to it....