LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Norwegian Life-Boat Service
By Mr. OTTAR VOGT, Secretary of the Norwegian Society for the Rescue of the Shipwrecked.
THE coast of Norway is very extensive and mountainous, rocky and precipitous all over — the whole coastline being guarded by a fence...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart for the Year Ended the 30th June, 1891
OF all the Blue Books printed year by year for " Her Majesty's Stationery Office," probably not one communicates such deeply interesting information as that to be found in the volume containing the elaborate Tables drawn up and...
Category: Articles
Henry Everest, of Rochester
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...
List of Launches
Aberdeen ALB ON 1248: Nov 13 (Twice) Abersoch 1LB B-582: Jan 5 Aberystwyth ILB B-704: Dec 10. Feb 17 and Feb 21 Aith ALB ON 1232: Nov 1 ALB ONI 103: Dec 14 Aldehurgh ALB ONI 193: Nov 20 ILBD-520: Nov 20 Amble ALB ON 1176: Jan 29 and Feb 9...
Category: Services
Letters to the Editor
SIR. - Since it would appear that no record has been made of the Institu- tion's earliest effort at mechanization, I am most interested in preparing a paper covering the inception of the steam life-boat; its design; building and method...
Category: Correspondence
Henry Blogg of Cromer
Trader went aground off Cromer in October 1941. Henry Blogg was then aged 65. His lifeboat H. F. Bailey put out in a full gale blowing from the north-north-east. When he approached English Trader, Blogg was confronted with what he considered...
Category: Articles
Selkie, of Poole
Walmer, Kent - At 5.55 p.m. on 3rd August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was drifting about outside the South Brake buoy. The life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 32) was launched at 6.36 in a fresh...
Many a Slip: Members of the Kent Messenger
Many a slip: Members of the Kent Messenger Social Club heard to utter an oath had to pay for their slips of the tongue. A swear box behind the bar and raffles raised £500 for East Mailing branch and chairman of the Social Club Alan Mole... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Star of Bethlehem
ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE.—The fishing coble Star of Bethlehem, of Scarborough, was seen some distance off the bay, on the morning of the 30th April, and, as the heavy sea then running'would render -it very dangerous for her to...
Storm, of Cardiff
At daylight on the 17th November, the barque Storm, of Cardiff, was observed ashore about six miles from this place, with a signal of dis- tress flying, the wind blowing strongly at the time from the N.N.E. The Life-boat Cheltenham was...