LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Albion
OCT. 26TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.
At 1.30 P.M. the coxswain telephoned that he had had a fishing boat under observation since noon. She was trying to beat up from about three miles south of the Central Pier, and seemed to...
Venus
FEBRUARY 9TH. - HASTINGS; SUSSEX.
At 7.47 A.M. a message was received from the Fairlight coastguard that a vessel was ashore half a mile off Winchelsea. A moderate easterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. At 8.5...
Molly
DECEMBER 29TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about noon some small fishing boats were seen south of the harbour. A strong northwesterly wind was blowing, with a very rough sea and snow squalls. The coastguard kept them in view,...
Union (1)
At 1 P.M. on the 4th December Coxswain Green observed a schooner in distress off Great Yar- mouth, she having parted from her anchors during a strong S.S.W. gale.
The Life-boat Hugh Taylor was launched and proceeded to the...
Robert and Sarah, of Blyth
On the 21st November, the brig Robert and Sarah, of Blyth, struck on the rocks at Cullercoats during a strong southerly wind and heavy sea. The Palmerston life-boat was quickly launched and saved the vessel's crew of 8 men..
The S.S. Swan
On the 6th November, at 7 P.M., the same Life-boat put off to the s.s. Swan, of Liverpool, which had gone on Hasborough Sand. With the aid of two steam-tugs, the vessel, which was leaking badly, was taken to Harwich..
Various Boats (1)
Cromer, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—During the gale on the East Coast on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th November, the motor life-boats at Cromer and Great Yarmouth received seven calls for service.— Rewards £106 18*. (For...
Mistletoe
Buckle, Banffshire - On 21st February, 1968, the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan, on temporary duty at the station, put out to the assistance of the motor fishing vessel Mistletoe and rescued her crew of six. A full account of this...
Charles Isabella
In addition to the Dover Life-boat, the Ramsgate boat, Charles and Susanna Stephens, also put off to the barque Gudrun, and when endeavouring to get alongside, the boat was dashed against the barque and badly damaged. She got clear and...
Before Performing the Ceremony Commander Ralph Swann Was Presented By Former Weymouth Coxswain Mr F J Palmer With a Framed Photograph O/Tony Vanderv
. . . before performing the ceremony, Commander Ralph Swann was presented by former Weymouth coxswain Mr F. J. Palmer with a framed photograph o/Tony Vandervell in Portland Race. With them are Lieut.- Commander B. F. Morris, honorary... - View image in PDF
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