LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Panamanian Motor Vessel Revi
Cargo vessel sinks HUMBER COASTGUARD informed Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of Humber lifeboat station at 2357 on Tuesday February 13 that the Panamanian motor vessel Revi was in distress 30 miles north east of Spurn Light...
The Life-Boat Station
THB following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 294 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
"God Bless The" Life-Boat Men
" GOD bless the" Life-boat Men.
"Long live the Noble" Men, " God bless the" Men.
And may they ever be When, toss'd on stormy sea, In safety kept by Thee.
Category: Poetry
The S.S. Upminister
JANUARY 9TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
At 11.13 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel 2 1/2 miles S.E. of No. 85 light-vessel, appeared to be in distress. An easterly breeze was blowing,with a moderate sea...
The Hopper Novia Magum
Dover, Kent.—At 5.12 on the morning of the 10th of June, 1954, the Sandgate coastguard rang up to say that the Dutch tug Loire had wirelessed that she had been towing the hopper Novia Magum, which had two men on board, but that the hopper...
The S.S. Lady Wolseley
RAMSGATE, NORTH DEAL AND BROADSTAIRS.
—In response to a telephone message and signals fired by light-vessels, the Life-boat Bradford, in tow of the steamtug Aid, left Ramsgate harbour, and the Life-boats Mary Somerville...
Tisiphone and the Gleaner
MONTROSE.—At about 9 A.M. on the 13th April the wind commenced to blow from S.S.E., and the sea rose quickly, the coxswains of the Life-boats were therefore on the watch during the day in case there should be any call for their services.<...
The Lowestoft Trawler Garibaldi, J. Which Broke Adrift, Being Towed Back to Port on 15th December, 1966, By the Lowestoft Life-Boat
The Lowestoft trawler Garibaldi, ]. which broke adrift, being towed back to port on 15th December, 1966, by the Lowestoft life-boat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Ogmore
PADSTOW.—On the 24th November, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched to the aid of a vessel showing signals of distress, during a strong N.E. gale and heavy sea. She had brought up in a dangerous position on the inner edge of the Doom Bar...
The S.S. Warren Field
Margate, Kent.— At 7.49 on the night of the 28th of January, 1951, the coastguard telephoned news from North Foreland Radio that a ship was aground on the east end of Margate Spit Sands. She was the S.S. Warren Field, of Liverpool,, on...