LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

CARNSORE, IRELAND.—At about 7 P.M. on the 24th December, a signal of distress was shown from the Tuskar Rock.

The Iris Life-boat proceeded there and found a wrecked vessel, which was hailed, but no answer was received. The...

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THERE was once afi actor-manager who set out to produce a drama which was ' to take the whole of London by storm. I Wherefore, regardless of expense, he ! secured a caste of the most eminent I actors and actresses in...

THE splendid services carried out by the crew of the Tynemouth Motor Life-boat Henry Vernon, on the occasion of the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla off Whitby, in 1914, are probably still fresh in the memory of our readers, and the fine...

Going quackers! The Frame Sub Aqua Club raised £700 at its duck race, the proceeds of which will be split between the club and the RNLI. Each of the 700 ducks was sponsored at £1 a time and club member Mike Moore seems to be having... - View image in PDF

CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND.— A message by telephone was received by the Coxswain of the Life-boat, stating that a vessel was ashore S. of the Coastguard house, on the morning of the 15th August. A moderate breeze was then blowing from S.E.,...

(Above) Two of a set of six Gaelic coffee glasses (or wine glasses), made by Cavan Crystal Ltd. Each glass carries a different decoration: the RNLI house flag, crest, an ILB, 44' Waveney lifeboat and two... - View image in PDF

Coxswain Hugh Nelson (centre) and the Donaghadee crew who took part in the service to Princess Victoria on January 31, 1953. Thirty-four lives were saved by Donaghadee and Portpatrick lifeboats in winds up to hurricane... - View image in PDF

By Captain Howard F. I. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Importer of Life-boats.

THIS Life-boat left Cowes for her station on Saturday, 22nd October last. She is a sister boat to the new Plymouth Life-boat described in the last...