LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Renown, Three Fevers and Sincerity
Open fishing boats FLAMBOROUGH COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Bridlington lifeboat station at 0918 on Thursday January 31, 1980, that the coble Renown was in difficulties one mile east of Rolston and some 13 miles south of the...
Gallant Conduct of Irish Fishermen
IN former numbers of this Journal we have had occasion to point out that the use of the means at hand, in case of shipwreck, although of the rudest and simplest form, may by a little ingenuity and presence of mind, often prove of service in...
Category: Articles
Heroic Conduct.—Award of the Gold Medal of the National Life-Boat Institution
ON the occasion of the late fearful wreck of the steamer Royal Charter, with the loss of no less than 450 of those on board her, there was one person amongst the few survivors of the catastrophe who has been deservedly held up to public...
Category: Medals
June
Launches 17. Lives rescued Nil JUNE 3RD. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 11.20 A.M. i t was reported by telephone that a small fishing boat was in distress to the south of Berwick pier, and the motor life-boat Elizabeth Newton, on...
Category: Services
The U.S.A. Liberty Ship Abraham Baldwin
NOVEMBER 6TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 7.17 in the morning a message came from the Walmer coastguard that a large steamer was aground on the Goodwin Sands. The lifeboat crew were asked to stand by. This they did all day. At 7.12 in the evening the...
Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1979
Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 7, 17, April 17 (twice) and May 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd March 24, April 5, 19 and 28 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan April 15 (twice), 22 (twice), May 5, 6 and 29 Bangor, Co. Down April 27, May 14 and 20 Barmouth,...
Category: Services
New Venture (1)
Sinking fishing boat NITON RADIO advised Solent Coastguard at 2031 on Saturday December30, 1978, that the 42ft fishing vessel New Venture reported to be midway between Nab Tower and Hayling Island had sent a message by VHP that she was...
The Life-Boats of the United Kingdom
LXXI. APPLEDORE No. 1.— Temporary Boat, 31 feet by 7J feet, 10 oars.
LXXII. APPLEDORE No. 2.— Jane Hannah MacDanald, 34 feet by 7J feet, 10 oars.
JLXXIJI. BRAUNTON.— Robert and Catherine, 34 feet by 8...
Category: Articles
New Inventions
THE FAREHAM LIFE-BOAT.—A novel description of life-boat, to which the above appellation is given by its designer, has been recently patented.
It is the invention of the Rev. E. L. BERTHON, M.A., of Fareham, and is...
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The S.S. Lesrix
JANUARY 26TH. - NEWBURGH, AND ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE. On the 25th January a very heavy storm of wind and snow broke on the coast. All roads and railways became blocked with snow, making traffic impossible, and telephone wires were broken....