LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
William Thomas, Belfast and Bloomers, of Thurso
The schooners William Thomson, of Dumfries, and Blossom, of Thurso, were in distress during a W.N.W.
gale in Scrabster Roads on the 13th Feb- ruary. The Polly life-boat went off, and brought safely ashore the crews,...
Ray Oliver: Bowman and Centre-Forward
Honorary Secretary, Cullercoats and Whitley Bay Branch THE crew of the Cullercoats life-boat and the people of Cullercoats and Whitley Bay are justly proud of their bowman, Ray Oliver. Not only is Ray a first-class officer in the boat, but...
Category: Articles
Kind Knight
Workington, Cumberland. — At nine o'clock on the morning of the 20th of November, 1956, a message was received from the master of the Nor- wegian vessel Varangbcrg that he had taken the motor vessel Kind Knight, with a crew of four, in...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Certificates of Service and Pensions.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OP SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to: JAMES ROBSON, 31J years coxswain of the North Sunderland life-boat.
WILLIAM H....
Category: Awards
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ITS the December Number of this Journa it was stated that several additional Life boat Stations had been formed, and new boats built to replace old ones.
In addition to those previously enume- rated, we have the...
Category: Articles
Star of Hope and Silver Line
JANUARY 27TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
While the Staithes fishing fleet was out during the morning the weather worsened and by noon the sea was very rough, the wind had risen almost to a gale and it was snowing. There was a...
Phoebe, Maid of Irvine and Furness Abbey
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—At 9.20 A.M.
on the 16th June a telegram was received from the Point of Ayr stating that a schooner, with all sails blown away, was driving before the gale in the direction of Eamsey Bay. A strong N.W....
Betty, Premier, Betty Sheader and Hilda
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 22nd of October, 1952, anxiety was felt for the safety of four local fishing cobles which were at sea in bad weather, and at 11.3 the life- boat E.C.J.R. was launched. The sea was rough, with a...
J. H. Fisher and Esso Glasgow
PILOT VESSEL AND TANKER IN COLLISION Humber, Yorkshire. At 5.50 on the morning of the 12th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that the pilot vessel /. H.
Fisher and the tanker Esso Glasgow...
Top Right: Kelly Dixon and Sarah Tait
Top right: Ketly Dixon and Sarah Tait return from their freezing dip at Charmouth. Dorset. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs