LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Ox the 7th of February last took place, on the coast of New Zealand, one of those melancholy but impressive events, happily of rare occurrence, the wreck of a British man-of-war. When we read of the wreck of a merchant-ship, or even, after...

The four- masted barque Optima, of Hamburg, stranded on the Haisborough Sands on the morning of the 19th January, and the guns fired by the Light-vessels brought several Life-boats and tugs in the vicinity to her assistance. The vessel was 2...

CAISTER.—On the 4th June a dense fog prevailed. It lifted at times, and in one of the intervals the look-out man observed a large steamer in close proximity to the Scroby Sand, and signalguns were fired from the Cookie and St. Nicholas Light...

AT the beginning of June a launch of the motor life-boat at Broughty Ferry, Dundee, was successfully broadcast.

The broadcaster first discussed the work of the station with Mr. Hunter, the honorary secretary, and described...

THE Centenary celebrations concluded, just before the Institution reached its 101st birthday, with two Bazaars, one in Birmingham and the other in London.

The Birmingham Bazaar, which was called the Life-boat International...

Injured crew DURING THE AFTERNOON of Friday OctOber 9, 1981, the 38,000 ton Danish container vessel Dragor Maersk, on passage from Hamburg to Port Said, told east coast radio stations that a crew member with a fractured hip needed to be...

Coming to a place near you soonSometimes good advice can be difficult to swallow, especially if it's on a subject close to your heart. This, coupled with the fact that people generally don't actively go out and seek advice, can be a...

Long tow FORTH COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Eyemouth lifeboat station at about 1235 on Friday March 25, 1983, that MFV Hatdiffe had broken down and was anchored 4V2 miles north east of St Abbs Head, seven miles north north...