LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat Service 100 Years Ago. Case of the "Venus" Steam Packet
" AT 9 P.M. on the 18th of March, 1828, the boat belonging to the Venus Steam Packet, of Glasgow, William Brown, Commander, landed at Glynn, in the County of Wexford, with nine persons on board, including himself and one female ; and...
Category: Articles
Right: Gary Reveals the Plans
Right: Gary reveals the plans about his programme to members ofAIOemey's lifeboat crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
International Lifeboat Exhibition
PLYMOUTH, JULY 19. A brilliant day with the sun beating down on a cluster of white marquees in West Hoe Park, close by the sea; an atmosphere of cheerful expectancy; flags flying; the Royal Marine Band breaking into the gaiety of...
Category: Articles
Ocea (1)
Steering failure LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station at 1400 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that the yacht Ocea was acting in an erratic manner and appeared to be in difficulties just north of...
Summary of Meetings of the Committee of Management
May, 1929.
No meeting of the Committee of Management was held in May owing to the General Election.
Thursday, 20th June, 1929.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Category: Committee
Sprite
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — On 22nd April, 1939, the coastguard kept a yacht under observation for some hours. The sea was very heavy, a N.W. gale was blowing, and it was decided to send out help. At 2.25 P.M. the motor lifeboat Edward Z....
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
Wairakei II
Margate, Kent.—At 5.32 in the after- noon of the 24th of July, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a ship had radioed through the North Foreland Station that Mid-Barrow Lightship had reported a motor launch ashore near No. 11 Buoy. The life...
Ramrod
Walton and Frinton, Essex - At 4.1 p.m. on 5th June, 1966, a woman reported a yacht about one and a halfmiles off shore, which appeared to be out of control, with a man hanging over the stern. The life-boat Edian Courtauld was launched at...
Cresta
Exmouth, Devon.—At 8.29 in the evening of the 8th of October, 1948, the coastguard reported a message from the Budleigh Salterton police that a yacht was about a hundred yards off Budleigh Salterton beach in a heavy swell, and the motor life...