LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Shipwrights' Exhibition
BY the kindness of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, the Life-boat service had a space at the exhibition of ships' models and equipment which the Company held in London from 28th January to 8th February of this...
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Nautilus, of South Shields
About 9 o'clock on the evening of Sunday, the 1st October last, during a strong easterly breeze, a brig struck on the Barber Sands, the sea im- mediately breaking over her. This being observed from the shore, the Caister life- boat was...
Shamrock, of Wexford
On the 9th April, during a strong easterly wind, the smack Shamrock, of Wexford, was seen to strike on the north end of the Dogger Bank, and to hoist signals of distress. The Civil Service life-boat was quickly launched, and on nearing the...
Favourite and Enterprise
FRASERBURGH.—During a terrific gale from the N.W. and a heavy sea on the17th December, the ketch Favourite, of Sunderland, was observed at about 10 o'clock in the morning running towards Praserburgh from the Moray Firth with sails spent....
Leading the way
Lifesavers from around the world visited RNLI College in August for 2 weeks of intensive tuition on how to run an effective coastal rescue service.
Representatives from Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Mauritius, Philippines,...
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Fishing Boats (1)
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—A strong S. gale sprung up suddenly on the morning of the 17th January, and about twelve fishing-boats, of Spittal, were obliged to leave their lines and run for shelter. As there was a strong sea on the bar with a strong...
A Lobster Fishing Boat
LOBSTER BOAT DRIFTING IN A GALE Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—During the morning of the 20th of November, 1947, the relatives of two local men who had put out in a lobster fishing boat, reported that they were overdue and as a moderate south...
Minnie Flossie
OLOVKLLY, DBVOK.—The ketch Minnie Flossie, of MOford, while lying at anchor off Olovelly during a fresh gale of wind from the N.W., and squally weather, on the evening of the 2nd September, showed a signal of distress. The Life-boat Graham...
The S.S. Mary Ada Short
During the evening of the 14th November the s.s.
Mary Ada Short, of Sunderland, whilst attempting to enter the harbour, became unmanageable and drove ashore behind the old South Pier. At the request of the owners the South...
Victory and Sarah Ann
Holy Island, Northumberland.—About eight o'clock on the morning of the 21st of January, 1954, the life-boat coxswain reported that there was a heavy swell on the harbour bar, and that he felt anxious for the safety of two fishing boats....