LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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
In the Old Days Members of West Wight
In the old days members of West Wight lifeboat guild had to sell souvenirs from a trestle at Yarmouth lifeboathouse, often in wind and bad weather. Now Coxswain Dave Kennett and his crew have built them a kiosk inside the boathouse from... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Above) the Duchess of Kent
(Above) The Duchess of Kent was among those who took part in the handing over and dedication of Si Mary's new 52ft Arun Robert Edgar.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Launching the Life-Boat
Ho ! build the Life-boat, heart and hand ; Quick ! ake the many- voiced command ! The black-winged tempest downward dips, Like death, on night-bewildered ships.
Let wrinkled age and valiant youth Close rib it as with ribs...
Category: Poetry
The S.S.. Northumberland
NEWBIGGIN.—At about 5 P.M. on, the 14th October the ss. Northumberland, of Newcastle, ran into the bay for shelter during a very severe storm and very high sea. In reply to signals of distress shown by her the Life-boat William Hop- Teinson...
Living with the RNLI
On the role:
L: ‘I’m immensely proud of Gary’s role with the RNLI and am behind him 110%. I believe the commitment has to be from the families as well or it’s not possible to do it.’ G: ‘I’ve now been on the crew for 17...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Hamilton
On the 27th Feb- ruary the s.s. Hamilton, of Stranraer, bound light from Port William to Maryport, was overtaken by bad weather, and dropped anchor in Port Yerrick bay. A whole southerly gale was blowing, with rain and snow, and a very heavy...
The Coningbeg Lightvessel (1)
Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 18th of May, 1950, the Inspector of the Irish Lights telephoned to ask the life-boat to go to the Coningbeg Lightvessel and bring ashore a lightkeeper whose father was dying....
The S.S. Castilian
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT HOLYHEAD FEBRUARY 12TH - 13TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. In the early hours of the 12th of February the S.S. Castilian, a 3,000-ton ship of the Ellerman Papayanni Company, entered Church Bay, and let go two anchors. She...
The Danish Steamer Svanhild
Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—On the afternoon of the 16th February the coxswainreceived a message from the coastguard that a steamer with her engines broken down, about a mile north of the Longship lighthouse, wanted help. She was the Danish...