LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sterry and Robert Henry
The same Life-boat was launched about 11.15 P.M., on the 9th March, inresponse to flares shown in Margate Roads by the steam launch Sterry, of Lowestoft, bound to Penzance with coal, which was found riding to her anchor in about four fathoms...
Minette
Margate, Kent. At 6.53 on the evening of the llth of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a radio-telephone message received from the tanker Helix that a sailing yacht was in difficulties one mile east of Tongue...
Emulate, Radiant Morn, Harvest Moon and Jean
Amble, Northumberland. At 11.5 on the morning of the 27th of October, 1959, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the local coble Emulate was overdue from fishing. It was almost high water when, at 11.15, the life-boat Millie Walton...
Asterionella (1)
Capsize THE DAY OF TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1986, dawned at Brighton with gale force winds blowing from the south south west, gusting to force 9 and skies overcast with a slight drizzle. Very heavy seas were running and waves up to 15 feet in...
Schools for Sailors. First Article
EVERYTHING that concerns the moral welfare and improvement of the sailor is of primary importance to a Maritime Power, such as that of the British Empire. Her strength and her commercial prosperity are alike dependent on her strength at sea,...
Category: Articles
Cover Picture
from Portsmouth lifeboat Crew member Paul Redmond cares for a four-year-old boy aboard the Atlantic 21 class lifeboat City of Portsmouth during a service on 2 October 1994. A full report of the service appears on page... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Charlotte
FISHGUARD.—On the 7th Oct. a very heavy S.S.W. gale was experienced here. Several vessels were lying at anchor in the roadstead, one of which, the schooner Charlotte, of Portmadoc, was anchored very far out, and fears were entertained for...
Fiducia
At 5.20 P.M.
on the 19th February, a schooner was observed aground on the Bell Buoy shoal. There was a moderate southerly gale at the time and the sea was heavy.
The Life-boat John Burch was therefore...
Othello
.—At about 7 P.M.
on 23rd February information was re- ceived from the Coastguard that the North Goodwin Lightship had reported that a flare or rocket had been seen in a south-westerly direction. The Motor Life-boat...
A Small Rowing Boat
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 7 P.M. on the 3rd August the coxswain saw from the North Pier a small rowing boat about a mile out in the direction of the Newcome Sands. The weather was squally, with a W.N.W. wind and a choppy...