LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Romanian Cargo Ship Savinesti
Blizzard ON THURSDAY MORNING February 15 a Romanian cargo ship, Savinesti, with 28 people on board was reported in distress 125° 37.5 miles from Spurn Point; she had engine failure and was dragging her anchor. After liaison (made more...
The Admiralty Trawler Cape Barracouta
OCT. 7TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. Two vessels were seen to be ashore on Goodwin Sands. One of them was the Admiralty trawler Cape Barracouta. A light E.N.E.
wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 1.45 A.M. the motor life-boat...
The Motor Fishing Coble Hilda
DECEMBER 21ST. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
At about 3.25 P.M. the coastguard telephoned to the life-boat coxswain that the motor fishing coble Hilda, of Scarborough, was in distress. A strong southerly wind was blowing, with a...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 9th February, 1939.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Resolved that the St. Ives, Cornwall, station be temporarily closed.
Resolved that a joint meeting of the boat and...
Category: Committee
The Launch of the Selsey Motor Life-Boat
(Note the Trolley, at the Head of die Slipway, by means of which the Boat is run along on Rail; from the Boat-house.). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Category: Advertisement
The Parsons Engineering Co Limited
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Category: Advertisement
The United States Troopship Upshur
SICK MAN LANDED FROM U.S.
TROOPSHIP Penlee, Cornwall. At 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday the 21st of August, 1963, the second coxswain received a telephone message from the honorary secretary that the United States troopship Upshur,...
The Ex-Mine-Layer Medea
JAN. 23RD. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
On the same day on which the St. Ives motor life-boat was wrecked, the motor life-boat Princess Mary, at Padstow, Cornwall, was damaged on service. She is the heaviest lifeboat in the...
The Sailing Boat Margaret Elizabeth
AUGUST 10TH. - BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY.
At 8.29 in the evening the Penmon coastguard reported that the sailing boat Margaret Elizabeth was in difficulties in the East Channel off Puffin Island. At 8.45 a further report came...