LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
One of the good folk
As he restrings his tenor guitar, Seth Lakeman can’t help but have a smile on his face. He’s backstage at a music festival, enjoying the calm before another whirlwind performance. A few days earlier, his new album was propelled into the top...
Category: Articles
Finvoy
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At 10.43 on the night of the 25th of February, 1957, a message was received from the Kirk- wall coastguard that the motor vessel Finvoy, of Belfast, was in danger of being driven ashore east of Horse of Copinsay. At 11.20...
The First Steam Life-Boat
Built in 1890. Served until 1923. Stationed at Harwich, Holyhead and New Brighton, and again at Holyhead. - View image in PDF
Launched on service 175 times. Rescued 295 lives.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Award to the Women Launchers of Dungeness
ON the 8th of October a whole gale was blowing at Dungeness, Kent, from South by East, a very heavy sea was running and it was raining very heavily.
A London barge, the Shamrock, bound with a cargo to the Isle of Wight,...
Category: Awards
The Motor Boats Morning Star and Fame
Whitehills, Banffshire.—At 6.22 on the evening of the 4th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned to say a small boat had broken down and needed help two miles north-west of Banff. The life-boat St. Andrew (Civil Service No. 10) was...
Rescued When Clinging to the Mast
AT 6.20 on the morning of the 7th August, 1962, Mr. A. J. Tart, the honor- ary secretary of the Dungeness station, was told by Lade coastguard that the German vessel Erfurt had reported seeing a small boat showing a red light about ten and a...
Category: Services
The Dutch Fishing Smack Nooit Polmakt
MONTROSE, N.B.—On the 21st July 1879 the Mincing Lane Life-boat rendered some assistance to the Dutch fishing-smack Nooit Polmakt, which had gone too far to the northward while running for the harbour, and had stranded on the Annat Bank...
The Sailing Smack A.J. W., of Rye
Kessingland.
On the night of the 11th December, with a gale blowing and a very heavy sea, the Kessingland Life-boat was called out to the rescue of a sailing smack, the A.J. W., of Rye, which had stranded on the Newcombe...
The Great British Mobility Group
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