LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The White Rose of Yorkshire (Right)
The White Rose of Yorkshire (right), escorted by the D class inflatable lifeboat, the Duke of Kent flew north to Staithes where he watched a demonstration launch and crash net recovery of the Atlantic 21 lifeboat. After visiting Redcar he... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mfv 'southern Scott Stranded on Old Bath's Beach Just to the North East of Peel Harbour Isle of Man In the Early Hours of March 29 Was By Morning Being Driven Further Aground By North West
MFV 'Southern Scott, stranded on Old Bath's Beach just to the north east of Peel Harbour, Isle of Man, in the early hours of March 29, was by morning being driven further aground by north west gale force winds and pounded by heavy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Vessel (1)
Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...
A Gas Rig
Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...
Colonel Burnett Brown
Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C, T.D., M.A., who has been deputysecretary since 1931, succeeds Colonel Satterthwaite as secretary. Colonel Burnett Brown, after serving through the war of 1914 to 1918 and being twice wounded, served again...
Category: Articles
Unsung station hero
What present would you give to a lifeboatman or woman? Fred. Olsen has found a novel way to show their appreciation of volunteers, by donating a 8-night Mediterranean cruise.
Lifeboat volunteers nominated an 'unsung...
Category: Articles
Lucy, of Sunderland
On the 11th De- cember, the brig Lucy, of Sunderland, was stranded on the shoal part of the Barber Sand. The beachmen put off in one of their yawls, and endeavoured to get the vessel off.
In this, however, they failed; and...
The Union Castle Line Steamer Rothesay Castle
JANUARY 5TH. - PORT ASKAIG, ARGYLLSHIRE. At 12.50 A.M. news was received through the coastguard that an S.O.S. had been sent out by the Union Castle Line steamer Rothesay Castle. She was a vessel of over 7,000 tons and bound from New York to...
Eureka
EASTBOURNE.—The barge Eureka, Rochester, laden with linseed cake and oats, hoisted a signal of distress while riding at anchor in the offing in a strong 3. wind and thick weather, accompanied by a heavy sea, on the morning of the 8th July....
Maria
On the morn- ing of the 7th December, during a strong gale, a vessel was observed about twelve miles off Sidmouth flying signals of distress. The Life-boat William and Francis was launched at 9.30 A.M., and reached the vessel at 11.30. She...