LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Steamer John R. Park, of San Francisco
MARCH 21ST. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 4.15 in the afternoon a message was received at Penlee from the coastguard at Penzance, that a vessel and possibly two, nine miles west of The Lizard, needed help. There was a light...
The S.S. Ford Fisher
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 9.0 in the morning of the 30th of December, 1951, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that he was keeping under observation a coaster on the east side of the River Wyre one and a half miles from the coastguard...
Providentia, of Svelig
On the 24th March, during a gale of wind from the S.E., the brig Providentia, of Svelvig, near Drammen, while running for the South Harbour, struck on the rocks near the entrance. As soon as the vessel was seen making for the land, the...
The Duchess of Kent
The Duchess of Kent was there to name the new lifeboat RNLB Duchess of Kent.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Natural Navigator
The Natural Navigator
By Tristan Gooley
Review by David Price
Let this book take you back to navigational basics with some intriguing techniques.
It is...
Category: Articles
Jenny, of Whitby
The Thomas Wilson life-boat at Whitburn was the means of saving the crew of 6 men of the brig Jenny, of Whitby, which became a total wreck on Cape Kerr Point, off Whitburn ..
A Prototype of a New Life-Boat on Which the R.N.L.I, Has Been Working for More Than Two Years Was Shown to the Press at Messrs. William Osborne's Yard at Littlehampton on 19Th April, 1971.
A prototype of a new life-boat on which the R.N.L.I, has been working for more than two years was shown to the press at Messrs. William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton on 19th April, 1971. The new boat (shown here) is a selfrighter,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Firm and Triple A.
Short but effective service by D class saves fiveThe RNLFs Chief of Operations has written to the crew of Burry Port's D class inflatable lifeboatcommending the quick, positive thinking by the helmsman, good seamanship and boat handling...
The Belgian Motor Trawler St. Jan Berchmans, of Ostend
MARCH 10TH. - 11TH. - HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. Late on the night of the 9th of March the Belgian motor trawler St. Jan Berchmans, of Ostend, with a crew of seven, was fishing about five miles from Mine Head in a strong south-easterly...
The Infant Life-boatmen
Since they were shown a film by Mrs. Angela Wooldridge, secretary of the Stourbridge branch of the R.N.L.I., the children at Hob Green Infants' School, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, have taken a special interest in the life-boat service....
Category: Articles