LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Eleth
TEN LANDED Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 9.10 on the night of the 7th of January, 1948, the coastguard reported that a small vessel off Salt Island had signalled SOS with a torch, and the motor life- boat A.E.D. was launched at 9.37. A...
An Unusual Goblet
A MONUMENTAL glass goblet made in 1810 has been decorated by the well- known artist, Honoria Diana Marsh, who works with diamonds, with a picture of the Weston-super-Mare life-boat Calouste Gulbenkian. The capacity of the goblet is nearly 10... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Coxswain's Memories of His First Service
Coxswain Edward WicJcham, of Wexford, Co, Wexford, who was Second Coxswain from 1886 to 1899, and Coxswain from 1899 to 1925, and who twice won the Silver Medal of the Institution for gallantry, has written the following account of his first...
Category: Services
High Hopes
Engine failed MEMBERS OF REDCAR ILB CREW, Standing by in the boathouse on Thursday morning, June 10, sighted, at 1000, a red flare beyond Saltscar Buoy some three miles east of the ILB station.
The ILB was launched at 1005...
The Life-Boat Station
TUB following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 274 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Brilliant
Torbay, Devon.—On the night of the 30th January, 1939, the Berry Head coastguard reported that rockets had been seen about eight miles to the eastward.
A moderate easterly gale was blowing, with a heavy swell. At 8.55 P.M....
Walter J Cummins
At about 9 A.M. on the 6th March during a strong N.E. gale signals of distress were observed from the brigantine Walter J.
Cummins, of Irvine, which was at anchor about one-and-a-half miles to the north- east of the harbour...
Aremana
Dutch galliot, Aremana, having got embayed in Whitesand Bay, near the port of Ply- mouth, let go her anchor, which not holding, she was fast driving towards the shore, when her dangerous situation having been made known to the Government...
James Bryce Allan
Mr. James Bryce Allan, who had been a member of the Committee of Management since 1930, died on the 12th of May, 1960. He had served on the Construction and General Purposes Committees of the Institution.
Mr. Allan was a...
Category: Obituaries
Fishing Boats
Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 19th April, 1938, the local fishing-boats were caught at sea by bad weather. Several came in, but eight were still at sea. Another boat came in and reported that conditions were getting worse, and...