LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Saving Crew
THE storm rages fierce, the billows roll high, Now lashing the shore and then kissing the sky, 'Mid wild supplication of agonized prayer, Whilst cries ring the air, now from lips in despair - Hark I the life-saving crew, The life-saving...
Category: Poetry
Integrity
At 2.15 A.M.
on the 24th January the Coastguard reported that a message had been received stating that a smack was ashore about two miles below the town, near Covehithe. The No. 1 Life-boat Alfred Gorry was smartly launched...
New Boy
A strong S.W.
gale was blowing on the 20th February with a rough sea, and at about 11 A.M.
a message was received from Cove by telephone that a trawler was in a dangerous position, dragging her anchor.<...
Luz
Information was received from the coastguard at 3.30A.M.
on the 23rd December that a vessel in the Roads was burning flares for assist- ance. The crew of the No. 1 Life- boat Eliza Harriet were promptly assembled, and the...
The S.S. Ida
PALLING.—A vessel having been discerned ashore on the Hasborough Sand with a signal of distress flying during squally weather and a heavy sea on the 28th July, the No. 2 Life-boat Hearts of Oak was launched at 2 P.M., and found the stranded...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To ROBEBT EsoiAND, on his retirement, after To RICHARD WmiAMS, on bis retirement, serving 25 years as Signalman, and formerly after serving ten years as Second Coxswain, 17 years as a member of the crew of the and one year as Bowman of the...
Category: Awards
Belvenie
The steamer Balvenie, of Glasgow, whilst bound from Grimsby to Grangetnouth with a cargo of pig-iron, stranded on the Inner Binks on the 7th February. When the vessel first stranded the weather was moderately fine, but at about 5.45 A.M.<...
A Tank Oil Steamer The San Ricardo
On the 14th March, during smooth but hazy weather, signals of distress were heard from a vessel. The No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane was launched and was tracked by the crew to the end of the North Pier where she was picked up by a tug and towed...
The S.S. Kasser Wiek
— A strong N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a nasty sea running, on 23rd September, when in- formation that a vessel had stranded on the Margate Sands was received from the Coastguard, and the Motor Life-boat City of Bradford...
Leda
Margate, Kent.—At 6.30 in the morning of the 6th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported that a vessel was drifting four miles north-north-west of Margate. A fresh south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.
The...