LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
H.M.S. Jeanie Deans and The Barges Ida, of Harwich and Xylonite, of Ipswich
DECEMBER 17TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 6.25 in the morning a request was received from the naval control for the life-boat to go to the Maplin Sands where a vessel had been driven ashore on the Black tail Spit. A strong southerly...
The Effect of the North Pier at Southwold
The effect of the north pier at Southwold on the southerly movement of sand can clearly be seen - there is a distinct 'step'in the beach.. - View image in PDF
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The James H. Price, of Savannah
AUGUST 28TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 6.30 in the evening, a steamer was seen to be in danger of running ashore and the life-boat coxswain put out in a shore boat to investigate.
A strong south-westerly breeze was blowing and the...
Statement of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
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Category: Articles
Mille Heering
Penlee, Cornwall. At 5.30 on the evening of the 4th of January, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the motor vessel Mille Heering of Copenhagen would be off Penlee about 11.45 and that medical help was...
Britains Pride, of Falmouth
About midnight, on the 24th of January, 1868, the life-boat and steam-tug Vulcan proceeded to sea in answer to signal-guns from the Gull Light Ship. They cruised along the edge of the sand during a heavy gale, with snow, sleet, and rain,...
The Fund Raisers
Garden gnome By dressing up as a garden gnome in last year's Aldeburgh carnival, lifeboat supporter Mr M. H. Catterick won a personal bet for £100 which he very generously donated to the RNLI.
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Category: Articles
The Three-Masted Motor Schooner Windermere, of Dublin
OCTOBER 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 11.20 in the morning the Carne coast life-saving service telephoned that a schooner was ashore at Churchtown, Carnsore Point. The weather was calm, but there was a dense fog. The motor...
The Sailing Barge Bassildon, of London
FEBRUARY 20TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At five in the evening the life-boat coxswain received a message from the piermaster that a barge with all her sails blown away was driving towards the pier. A westnorth- west gale was blowing,...