LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE Republic of Ireland's river Shannon, longest in these off-Europe islands, and, with its many lakes and tributary Grand Canal and river Barrow making it probably one of the largest single connected waterways in Europe, is becoming...

Thurso, Caithness-shire, and Stornoway, Island of Lewis.—16th October. The Latvian steamer Curonia, of Riga, was in distress near Cape Wrath, with her engine broken down. She was able to carry out temporary repairs and made for Scapa Flow....

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DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE. Both lifeboats were called to the help of the American steamer Jonas Lie, which had been torpedoed, off Grassholme Island, but they were recalled as all her crew had...

Jan. 3.—Fire men put off in a boat at great risk arid rescued eight men whose boa|, had been driven away from Island Crone, Co. Don- egal, by a sudden gale of wind from the S.W., on the 2nd January, leaving them on the island —which is...

BY the death of Mr. Webster Hoare, of St. Albans, on 20th October, the Institution has lost its oldest collector.

Mr. Hoare was nearly 87, and for nearly 30 years had collected for the Institution.

On...

Life-boat Friday 26th Lerwick Aldeburgh Filey Yarmouth, I.o.W.

Valemia Saturday 27th Fishguard Southend-on-Sea Lizard Newhaven St. David's Casualty Hours at sea Lives rescued S.S. Granfoss ' 23 Trawler Pinguin 12 8...

This photograph, taken by Mechanic Roger Legge aboard The Lizard lifeboat, shows the horrendous conditions during the service to the yacht Heptarchy. The yacht is 56ft long, a very substantial size, yet she is dwarfed by the breaking... - View image in PDF

ON the morning of the 8th of December, 1954, the weather worsened while Scarborough fishing boats were at sea, and at 11.40 the Scarborough life-boat E.C.J.R., a 35-feet 6-inches selfrighting boat, was launched to escort them...