LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
GOURDOR, JOHNSHAVEN, MONTROSE AND ARBROATH. — A strong gale suddenly sprung up on the east coast of Scotland on the morning of the 6th January and the fishing fleets were compelled to return as quickly as possible to the...
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
IN our Life-boat Saturday Fund article published in the February number last year, we ventured to prophesy that better results would be obtained by the Life- boat Saturday workers in 1901 than in the preceding year, and we are only too...
Category: Articles
Leonar
The barque Leonar, of Hamburg, bound from that port to the Tyne with salt, went ashore on the Spittal Point Rocks, south of Newbiggin, at about 1 A.M. on the 22nd February, during thick weather and a rough sea. In reply to her signals of...
Vanguard
NORTH SUNDERLAND.—The steam trawler Vanguard, of Sunderland, was seen near the outer Fame Island making signals of distress, during squally weather, at about 2 P.M. on the 1st April. As the sea was too heavy for ordinary boats to put off,...
Two Fishing Boats
ST.ANDREW'S, FIFESHIRE.—Two fishingboats returning from fishing in the bay on the 21st February were placed in a perilous position by a strong N. gale which sprung up, accompanied by a rough sea. One boat was driven on the beach, and the...
Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer
Appointed coxswain in July, 1945. He has taken part since then in the rescue of 181 lives and won the silver medal.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Boat
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 12.25 in the afternoon of the 27th of January, 1948, the coastguard reported that anxiety was felt for the. safety of a local fishing boat which had not been seen since 9 o'clock that morning. The wind was...
Trapped!
The steamer looks as if she were going on her way. In fact she is held fast by the sands.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rubber Dinghy
Cromer, Norfolk.—During the morn- ing of the 2nd of September, 1948, the engines of the No. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg were being tested as she lay at moorings. At half past eleven the coxswain noticed a small boy being carried out to sea in a...
Our Boys
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.45 on the night of the 24th of March, 1949, the coastguard reported that a small vessel was burning flares about two miles south-west of the harbour. The life- boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 8.58 in a...