LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Ayrshire Coast, of Liverpool (2)
NOVEMBER 24TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON, AND WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
A heavy south-westerly gale was blowing. The seas were very heavy. Visibility was poor. At 5.35 in the morning information came to the Torbay life-boat...
The Danish Auxiliary Schooner Doris, of Thuro
ON the morning of 26th September last a three-masted Danish auxiliary schooner, the-Doris, of Thuro, attempted to enter the harbour at Hartlepool. A strong N.N.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain, and Hartlepool Bay was all...
Brian King, a member of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society, with three non-working models he has made, two for the RNLI and one for himself, of Margate's new 37ft 6in Rather lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No. 38). Built mainly of GRP, they took
Brian King, a member of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society, with three non-working models he has made, two for the RNLI and one for himself, of Margate's new 37ft 6in Rather lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No. 38). Built mainly of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Ibs., minimum 25 Ibs.) to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support...
Category: Articles
Sea Ranger
YACHT AT STANDSTILL At 4.56 p.m. on 3ist May, 1964, the coastguard told the life-boat coxswain that a yacht was in difficulties outside Holyhead breakwater and at 5.15 the lifeboat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched. A gale was...
Number: a Tug and a Grimsby Fishing Vessel Were In Collision Near Bull Light on the Morning of April 1 Being Informed That There Were People In the Sea Number Lifeboat T
Number: A tug and a Grimsby fishing vessel were in collision near Bull Light on the morning of April 1.
Being informed that there were people in the sea, Number lifeboat, the 46' 9" Watson City of Bradford III,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Sprat Boat The Enchantress
MARGATE, KENT.—At 10.45 P.M. on the 10th January it was reported that a sprat boat—the Enchantress, of Westwhen gate-on-Sea—had been missing since i early morning. The weather had been moderately fine during day, but thick, off and on, with...
One of the Prizes of a Grand Draw Organised By Bridgnorth Branch
One of the prizes of a grand draw organised by Bridgnorth branch was this delightful decanter entitled May Day being shown by its designer and donor, John Smith, to Councillor Michael Ridley, Mayor of Bridgnorth. The Mayor drew the winning... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Branches of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, With Names of the Contributors
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Category: Branches
The S.S. Suffolk, of London,
LlZARD AND CADGWITH. The S.S. Suffolk, of London, 2,900 tons, bound from Baltimore for London, with a cargo of flour, tobacco, &c., and having a large number of cattle on board, struck the rocks at the Lizard Head during a dense fog at 4...