LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Johanna Vrow
Again, at 10.30 on the 18th March, the Johanna Vrow, of Altona, bound from Corkto Shields, stranded on the Hasbro' Sands and; sprang a leak. The Life-boat proceeded to her assistance, and, in company with a steam-tug, got her afloat and...
Royal Firth
On 20th September the Royal Firth, of Glasgow, a steamer of about 400 tons, struck the Mahon Rock near the Tuskar Lighthouse, while bound from Blyth to Eosslare laden with coals.
Shortly after 6 P.M. the vessel was seen...
A Herring Coble Thankful Arthur
An E.S.E. gale suddenly sprang up on the 28th March while the small herring coble Thankful Arthur, of Filey, was at sea, and as the heavy sea showed every sign of increasing, the Life-boat Queens- bury was launched to her assistance, and...
The Church
The Bishop of Exeter (the Right Rev. Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil) preaching from the Ilfracombe life-boat at the annual service in the grounds of SS. Philip and James's Church to a congregation of over 1,200.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Casita
On the afternoon of the 25th October the coastguard at Cliff End telephoned that a vessel was burning flares at the mouth of Keyhaven river. A fresh S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was squally. The motor life- boat...
The S.S. Kyle Castle
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 3.45 on the morning of the 2nd of January, 1956, a telephone message was received from the Forniby coastguard that the S.S. Kyle Castle, of Liverpool, with a crew of twelve, had a heavy list about twenty miles...
A Motor Boat (3)
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—5th September, 1939. A small boat out fishing had been kept under observation and, as the wind increased, the life-boat was launched at 9.20 P.M., but in the darkness failed to find the boat, which got in...
Sunlight
On the 15th of January, 1953, the Thurso life-boat rescued the crew of eleven of the steam trawler Sunlight, of Aberdeen, which was listing heavily at the time of the rescue. For a full account of this service and of the rewards given see...
Prase
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 8.15 on the morning of the 20th of January, 1957, a vessel was seen ashore at French Point in Campbeltown Loch.
Later the vessel's owner asked for the life-boat to help refloat her on the...
The Dredger Steepholm
Mumbles, Glamorganshire - On 3rd October, 1968, the reserve life-boat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, went to the aid of the dredger Steepholm. A full account of this service appears on page 546..