LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The Dover station was temporarily closed at the beginning of October, 1940, as the arrangements of the Admiralty made a life-boat station there unnecessary. The life-boat was taken over by the Admiralty a month later to be used in rescuing...

On the 20th Octo- ber at midnight, during a strong gale with heavy sea, the barge Henry Everest, of Rochester, was driven ashore off Thorpeness. The Thorpe life-boat was speedily launched, and proceeded to her aid, taking off her crew...

On the 31st De- cember the schooner Lion, of Goole, laden with wheat, was observed making for this harbour. There was a heavy gale of wind blowing from E.N.E. at the time, with snow showers. There being very little water on the bar, signals...

The Life-boat John Burch was launched at 5.30 A.M. on the 22nd September, in a choppy sea and fresh S.E. wind, to the assist- ance of the barge Lily, of Rye, which stranded to the south of the Britannia Pier whilst bound to Grimsby. On...

Go forth, thou gallant boat! God speed thee on the main I Not oft, if ever, wilt thou float Thus tranquilly again.

Go I proudly ride the wave— The restless waters sleep; Hereafter thou must breast and brave The fury of the...

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Medical assistance required on 10 March Dover lifeboat was requested to launch to a injured crewman aboard a Dutch cargo vessel lying off Dover.

The Severn class lifeboat, City of London II, launched immediately and located...

By BARBARA BULL (14J), Leesland Girls' School, Gosport, Hants.

The Qualities that make THE Vikings of old were children of the sea, loving the waves they fought and conquered, but as cruel as the surging waters they...