LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tubular Life-Boat
UNDER the above designation, a " life-boat," or what would be more correctly termed a life-raft, has been constructed by two public- spirited gentlemen, the Messrs. RICHARDSON, of Aber Hirnant, Bala, North Wales, and navigated from...
Category: Articles
Aud Schou
The Humber, Yorkshire.—In the morning of the 12th November the life-boat watchman saw a small vessel flying a signal, and drifting slowly towards the Binks Sands. A moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, with a nasty sea. The motor life-boat City...
The Garbage Lighter Gerrard
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.22 on the morning of the 22nd of December, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a barge was driving towards the boom defence off Shoeburyness. At 8.50 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was...
Van Gelder
DUTCH SHIP TOWED IN Amble, Northumberland.—At noon on February 24th, 1947, the coastguard reported that a vessel was flying dis- tress signals eight miles south-east of Coquet Island. A fresh north-westerly breeze was blowing with a moderate...
Camperdown
TOWED OFF SHORE At 2.45 a.m. on 3oth May, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt that an unknown vessel was ashore on the east side of Thurso river. The life-boat Pentland (Civil Service No. 31) was launched at 3.15. There was a moderate...
Renown
CRUISER AND CREW OF SIX TOWED TO SAFETY Boulmer, Northumberland. At two minutes past three on the afternoon of Monday the 8th of July, 1963, the Tynemouth coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat had broken down and...
Igonda
Plymouth, South Devon.—At 7.52 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the Rame Head coastguard reported that a yacht was showing distress sig- nals near Penlee Point. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out at 8.15. There was...
Camarthem October 19 1987:
CAMARTHEM, October 19, 1987: Crew members of Tenby's 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat crew found themselves afloat several miles from the sea when they were called in by police and coastguards to help with flood relief at Camarthen,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Feature: the RNLI Thanks You
The Christmas break may already seem like a distant memory but readers will know that, while they were tucking into their turkey, many volunteer Lifeboat crews had given up the comfort and safety of home to save the Lives of others in coLd...
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Lord Collingwood, of Newcastle
On the 29th October, the barque Lord Collingwood, of Newcastle, went ashore off Souter Point.
The Thomas Wilson life-boat put off and remained all night by the vessel, which was towed safely into harbour the next morn- ing....