LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Barbadian
On the 6th December intelligence was received at Wexford that a large vessel was stranded on the Blackwater Bank.
The weather was very thick at the time, with a strong wind and heavy sea. The Wexford large life-boat at...
An Irish Air Force Seaplane
Launches 37. Lives Rescued 12.
MARCH. 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. A the message was received at Rosslare at 4.55 P.M.
that an Irish Air Force seaplane had come down in the sea off...
An Irish Air Force Seaplane (1)
Launches 37. Lives Rescued 12.
MARCH. 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. A the message was received at Rosslare at 4.55 P.M.
that an Irish Air Force seaplane had come down in the sea off...
The Prince's Appeal to Shipping. The First Response: Gift of Three Motor Life-Boats
FOUR of the leading shipping companies have responded to the appeal on behalf of the Life-boat Service which the Prince of Wales made to shipping in his presidential address at the Annual Meeting of the Institution last...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to : JOHN C. BYFORD, 6} years coxswain, 15} years second coxswain, and 18} years bowman of the Walton and...
Category: Awards
Karanan (1)
Wells and Sheringham, Norfolk.— On the night of the 20th September the coastguard reported a ship ashore a mile east of Blakeney Point. A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick. The Wells motor...
The Met Office
DIAL BEFORE YOU SAIL PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON BOURNEMOUTH Now, before sailing, you can check the latest coastal weather conditions anywhere in the UK, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — simply by picking up your telephone.
The...
Category: Advertisement
The S.S. Belgia
JANUARY 27TH. 29TH. and 30TH. FEBRUARY 1ST and 14TH, and April 21ST and 28TH..- WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. On Sunday the 20th January the S.S. Belgia, of Gothenburg, was bombed by German aeroplanes and set on fire. Her crew abandoned her and...
The Isabel, of Liverpool
On the 18th September, at 5 a.m., a small schooner was observed to be on shore on the North Bar, off Barmouth, on the Welsh coast, her crew being lashed in the rigging. The life-boat of the NA- TIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was, as quickly as...
The Merchant Vessel Galina
Fortitude off Falmouth Without power, Merchant Vessel Calina found herself at the mercy of a violent storm and drifting dangerously close to shore. With the nearest Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) several hours away, RNLI crew were...