LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Merlin, of Llanelly
On the 13th December, the Princess of Wales life-boat on this Station went off to the assistance of a vessel reported as being in distress in the harbour of refuge at this place, she having dragged her anchors near the Breakwater. It was...
SOS on the High Seas
SOME 300 representatives from government and industry in 21 countries attended a New York conference in October, 1970, to discuss ways of providing 100% search and rescue coverage for vessels needing help on the high...
Category: Articles
On the Night of Sunday May 28 Bridlington Ilb Launched to Go to the Yacht Pinkers Ablaze In North Bay the Yacht's Crew of Nine Had Taken to Their Dinghy But Could No
On the night of Sunday May 28 Bridlington ILB launched to go to the yacht Pinkers ablaze in North Bay. The yacht's crew of nine had taken to their dinghy but could not propel her and both boats were drifting together with wind and tide.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Scottish Life-Boat Council
THE Scottish Council held the first of its meetings for 1928 on 26th March, in Glasgow. The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., Chairman of the Council, presided, and there were representatives present from Glasgow, Buckie, Perth, Greenock...
Category: Meetings
Cruz V, of Orporto
On the night of the I 21st September, the barque Cruz V., of Oporto, with a general cargo, drove ashore near Dungeness Point. The Dungeness life- boat was speedily launched, and proceeded through 4 miles, of broken water to her aid, when...
Martin and Nigel Lutt Raised £33 for the Leighton Branch With Their Own Exhibition of Model Aircraft and Soldiers Photograph By Courtesy of the 'Beds and Bucks Obser
Martin and Nigel Lutt raised £.33 for the Leighton branch with their own exhibition of model aircraft and soldiers. photograph by courtesy of the 'Beds, and Bucks. Observer'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Susanna, of Portsmouth
JULY 16TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 10.55 at night the coastguard reported flares near the South Shingles Buoy, and at 11.20 the motor life-boat Prudential was launched in a north-westerly breeze, with a moderate sea. She searched for some time,...
The Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., at Cromer. Naming Ceremony of Two Life-Boats
THE two new motor life-boats stationed at Cromer in 1934 and 1935 were named this year by the Right Hon.
Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., P.C., G.C.S.I., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.R, Secretary of State for Home Affairs.
The...
Category: Inaugurations
Eliza Caroline,of London
On the 15th February, the same life-boat was taken to the assistance of the barque Eliza Caroline, of London, bound from Sunderland to Carthagena, with a cargo of guns, ammunition, and coke, which went ashore on the West Scroby Sands during...
Lydia Williams of Liverpool
The Princess of WSife* life-boat at Holyhead saved 34 persons fewft the ship Lydia Williams, of Liverpool, whjoh. tank on Salt Island; 12 persons from the bamj/jr Bayadere, of Rouen: and 7 persons from, WJ.
schooner...