LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Out in the cold
When Skerries sea swimmer Sean O’Kelly became hypothermic during a swim around Colt Island, he didn’t quite believe it. ‘I could hear a voice saying: “Are you alright?”,’ he recalls, ‘I kept saying: “Yeah,” – but I wasn’t’
Category: Articles
The King of Norway and a Life-Boat Crew
IT will be within the recollection of our readers, that in May 1913 we had the pleasure of announcing that His Majesty the King of Norway had graciously given a monetary reward to be divided among the crew of the Skegness Lifeboat, for their...
Category: Awards
After Her Naming at Breakwater Promenade Gorleston Barham Casts Off for Demonstration of Her Manoeuvrability Photograph By Courtesy of Jeff Morris
After her naming at Breakwater Promenade, Gorleston, Barham casts off for a demonstration of her manoeuvrability. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Wexford Crew at the Time of the Fethard Disaster
The Wexford Crew at The Time of the Fethard Disaster. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Ariadne
ALDEBDRGH, SUFFOLK, and HARWICH, ESSEX.—The Aldeburgh No. 2 Life- boat Edward Dresden was launched at 10.30 P.M. on the 19th June in a strong westerly breeze and moderate sea to the assistance of the s.s. Ariadne, of London, ashore on the...
Eyedale, of Eyemouth
JUST after midnight of 28th April, the driver and fireman of a railway train entering Berwick-on-Tweed reported that they had seen signals of distress close in shore. The railway station rang up the Coast Guard, who informed the Life-Boat...
The S.S. Columbian
RHOSCOLYN, ANGLESEY.—The s.s. Columbian, of Liverpool, 3,300 tons, from South America, with 800 live cattle and large quantity of cotton, struck on some detached rocks in Penrhos Bay in foggy weather on the 28th September. Sue fired...
Life-Boat Call In the Pentland
[In every number of The Life-boat there appears after an account of all the effective services in any month the statement: The following life-boats went out on service, but could find no ship in distress, were not needed or could do nothing....
Category: Services
The S.S. Saint Kenneth
JANUARY 20TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. While bound for Dublin laden with coal the S.S. Saint Kenneth. of Dublin. sprang a leak. but succeeded in reaching Dun Laoghaire Harbour on the night of the 19th January. While she was being beached...
Shoreham: Motor Mechanic Jack Silverson Who Takes Care of the Exhibition Room In the Present Lifeboat House With Some of the Models and Other Exhibits on Display
Shoreham Motor Mechanic Jack Silverson. who takes care oj the exhibition room in the present lifeboat house, with some of the models and other exhibits on display.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs