LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mazeppa, of Harwich
Hythe.—The ketch Mazeppa, of Harwich, a small vessel of seventy-two tons, came to anchor in Hythe Bay about midnight on the l-2nd April. At about 2.30 A.M. the vessel dragged her anchors and drifted towards the shore,and the master,...
Rings of safety
Olympic duty is not a new thing for the RNLI. Volunteer crew from around the UK and RoI gave vital support to Olympians taking part in the 2012 Games. Three extra lifeboats were used as safety cover during the sailing events, while Weymouth...
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The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1896
THE " Abstracts of the Shipping Casual- ties which have occurred on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom during the year ended 30th June, 1896," have recently been issued by the Board of Trade, and are of the deepest interest,...
Category: Articles
To Residents on the Coast
It is anticipated that not the least inte- resting and instructive page of our Journal will be that which is devoted to Corres- pondence. Knowledge gained by expe- rience and personal observation is always valuable, and especially is it so...
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The Oar
PROBABLY the most ancient mode of propelling boats through the water by hand labour was by means of oars of nearly the same shape, and worked in the same manner, as those now in use. And to all appearance there is no likelihood of a change,...
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Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Presenting Captain J. D. Jeavons, a Member of the Crew of the Moelfre Life-Boat, With the Bronze Medal for his Part in the Nafsiporos Episode on 2nd December, 1966
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, presenting Captain J. D.
Jeavons, a member of the crew of the Moelfre life-boat, with the bronze medal for his part in the Nofsiporos episode on 2nd December, 1966 (see THE LIFE-BOAT for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Thoughtful, of Sunderland
On the 11th January, the brig Thoughtful, of Sun- derland, bound from that port to London with coals, dragged her anchors, and came on shore during a gale of wind from the E.N.E. and heavy sea. The Yarmouth surf life-boat was quickly...
On January 25 (L to R) Major-General Ralph Farrant Chairman of the Committee of Management Received on Behalf of the Institution from Mr Stavros C Roussos the Gr
On January 25 (I. to r.), Major-General Ralph Farrant, Chairman of the Committee of Management, received on behalf of the Institution from Mr Stavros C. Roussos, the Greek Ambassador, a gold medal and certificate to commemorate the 150th... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Three of the Crew and Master (Below) of the Medina D Safely Ashore After Their Rescue By Coxswain Catchpole and the Crew of the Lowestoft Tyne Spirit of Lowestoft (P
Three of the crew and master (below) of the Medina D safely ashore after their rescue by Coxswain Catchpole and the crew of the Lowestoft Tyne Spirit of Lowestoft (Photos Eastern Daily Press). - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Colin Harrison of the Runswick Yorkshire
Coxswain Colin Harrison, of the Runswick, Yorkshire, life-boat, was drowned in June when his coble capsized.
His son Colin, aged 12, was, however, found unconscious in the sea but revived..
Category: Obituaries