LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rose of England (1)
Tees mouth, and Redcar, Yorkshire.— At 6.40 in the evening of the 23rd of May, 1948, the South Gare coastguard reported both to Teesmouth and Redcar that a rowing boat, with three boys on board, was in difficulties near broken water...
News from the Branches. 1st February to 30th April, 1936
1st February to 30th April, 1936.
Greater London.
On 1st March the following branches in the South-East of England were transferred to Greater London : Southend, Romford and Hornchurch, Upminster and...
Category: Branches
Yvone et Marie
A French fishing vessel, the Yvonne et Marie, of Camaret, carrying a crew of five, ran aground in New Grimsby Channel, west of Rag Ledge, at about 7.10 P.M. on the 12th April. The Coastguard told the Life-boat Autho- rities, but as the...
Life-Boat Services In September, October and November. 73 Lives Rescued
During September, life-boats went out on service 60 times and rescued 40 lives.
A BOY IN A RUBBER DINGHY Cromer, Norfolk.—During the morning of the 2nd of September, 1948, the engines of the No. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg were...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution During the First Six Months of 1876
RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY.—About 1 A.M. on the 3rd January, the barque Clifton, of Liverpool, was wrecked on Rhosneigir rocks. It being then moderately smooth, the crew remained by the ship in the hope of floating her off; but about 1 P.M., in...
Category: Services
Rosa
JANUARY 24TH. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.
At about 1.30 P.M. the sea began to make with the ebb tide, and soon it was breaking across the bar. The weather was cold, and a fresh E.S.E. wind was blowing. As the motor fishing boat...
Mary Rose, of Brixham
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 7.26 on the morning of the 21st of August, 1956, the Wyke Regis coastguard reported that a small yacht was waving a flag two miles south-west of Wyke look- out hut. The life-boat William and Clara Ryland was launched at...
River Thames
WALMER.—Guns were heard in the direction of the Middle Light Vessel during hazy weather at about 10.15 a.m.
on the 29th June, and shortly afterwards a barque was discerned stranded close to the Light Vessel. The Life-boat...
Men of Courage
Books by Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell and Commander H. B. Baothby.
Brave Men All. By Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O. (Hodder & Stoughton, 7s. 6d. net).
Spunyarn. By Commander H....
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution—(continued.)
PADSTOW, CORNWALL.—On the night of the 24th October, 1868, during a whole | gale from the W.N.W., the steamer Au- gusta, of Bristol, went on the Doom Bar i Sand. When her signals of distress were i seen from the shore, the " City of...
Category: Services