LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Stanlake
JANUARY 16TH. - SUNDERLAND, DURHAM.
A vessel was seen to be very near the Whitburn Steel Rocks, flying distress signals.
An E.N.E. gale was blowing, with snow squalls. The sea was rough. At 10.20...
The S.S. Bramham
In a moderate N.W. breeze and a rough sea, about 5.40 P.M. on the 18th July, the watchman observed a large steamer on the N.W. part of the Cross Sand, and within a few minutes the Light-vessel on the sand fired signals to draw attention to...
Lady Theresa
Four rescued EARLY ON FRIDAY, November 12, 1982, the 17ft 6in fishing boat Lady Theresa was seen leaving Redcar and, as it was a rough morning, a watch was kept on her from the lifeboathouse. At 1213 a passer by informed Coxswain David...
Opportunity
FILEY, Tuesday January 7, 1986: the weather was worsening with a south-easterly near gale, force 7, and a rough sea when the fishing coble, Opportunity, was seen to break down on the weather side of Filey Brigg.
Another...
The Ex-Naval Motor Vessel 1503
DECEMBER 22ND. - CLOUGHEY, AND DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. At 5.50 in the morning the Tara coastguard telephoned the Cloughey life-boat station that a vessel was ashore between Kearney Point and North Rock. A strong southerly wind was blowing,...
The Ex-Naval Motor Vessel 1503 (1)
DECEMBER 22ND. - CLOUGHEY, AND DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. At 5.50 in the morning the Tara coastguard telephoned the Cloughey life-boat station that a vessel was ashore between Kearney Point and North Rock. A strong southerly wind was blowing,...
November
Launches 51 Lives rescued 52 NOVEMBER 3RD. - WELLS, NORFOLK.
At 5.42 in the evening, information was received from the naval authorities at Great Yarmouth, through the coastguard, that a motor vessel; outside Wells harbour...
Category: Services
Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 26th day of April, 1855, REAR-ADMIRAL His GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., PRESIDENT, in the Chair, The following Report...
Category: Annual Reports
Annual Meeting
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 114 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 62 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to May 31st, 1933 63,299 Annual Meeting.
THE hundred and ninth annual...
Category: Meetings
Letters
Welcome! Between the crew of Cromer lifeboat station and our station Ijmuiden a friendship has flourished for some years. This culminated in a visit of our lifeboat Johanna Louisa to Cromer from May 8 until May 11.
The...
Category: Correspondence