LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

BRANCASTER, NORFOLK.—On the 23rd October, at about 9 A.M., the barque Lydia, of Grrimstad, bound from Arendal to Cardiff with pit props, stranded on Burnham Plats. The Lily Bird Life-boat proceeded to her, and found that she had 8 feet of...

Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 8.45 on the morning of the 1st of November, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that nine motor fishing boats were at sea. A south- easterly gale was blowing, and there were fierce rain squalls and...

LUNCHEON CLUBS associated with the Life-boat Service have become increasingly popular in recent years in Yorkshire. The first ladies' life-boat luncheon club was established at Leeds, and there are now similar clubs in Bradford,...

Skegness, Lincolnshire.—21st Octo- ber, 1939. A message had been received that twenty-six seamen from a French ship which had been sunk by enemy action were on board the Inner Dowsing Lightship. The life-boat was.

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Lost and listing Volunteer lifeboat crews from Falmouth and The Lizard joined the rescue operation of the 26 crew of MSC Napoli on 18 January 2007.

The vessel, 41 miles SE of The Lizard,was taking on water through a hole in... - View image in PDF

DRIFTING VESSEL Montrose, Angus. At 8.55 p.m. on 29th May, 1964, a Ferry den resident informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Petunia had drifted on to the Annat bank. Five minutes later the fishing vessel floated off...

THROUGH the kindness of the organizers of the annual Shipping, Engineering and Machinery Exhibition, held at Olympia last September, the Institution was given free space for a life-boat exhibit for the fortnight during which the exhibition...

Read the heroic story behind every gallantry medal...

LIFEBOAT GALLANTRY There are stories of hours spent at sea to effect rescues in raging storms and tempestuous seas, incredible feats of endurance of men in rowing and...