LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Barge Davenport
Early on the morning of the 18th December the coastguard warned the coxswain that a flare had been seen to the E.N.E. The coxswain went to the look out, and after some time saw a red flare. A S.E., veering to S., gale was blowing, with a...
The S.S. Eldey
FEBRUARY 27TH. - KIRKCUDBRIGHT.
The S.S. Eldey, of Iceland, had run ashore on the Isle of Whithorn, but the crew were rescued from the shore by the coastguard rocket life-saving appliances. - Rewards, £25...
The S.S Torbryan
During a thick fog on the 24th July, the s.s. Torbryan, of Glasgow, stranded on the rocks at Dodds Well, about 1 i miles north of Berwick Harbour, at 1.30 P.M. The life-saving apparatus went to her assistance and stood by in readiness, but...
The Prince of Wales's Opinion of Life-Boat Days
"Every Town Ought to Have a Flag-Day for the Life-boats." THE Secretary of the Institution had the honour of accompanying the Prince of Wales during part of his tour of the depots on London Life-boat Day. His Royal Highness asked...
Category: Articles
The Royal Sovereign Lightvessel
LAUNCH TO LIGHTVESSEL FOR SICK MAN Eastbourne, Sussex. At 11.15 on the morning of the 1st March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary treasurer that a member of the crew of the Royal Sovereign lightvessel was sick and needed hospital...
The Angling Vessel Badger
Pushed to the limit Two inshore lifeboats were tested to their limits on 9 March 2002, when an angling vessel with a crew of three was in difficulty 1.5 miles from Southend-on-Sea. The weather was fair and dry.
but there...
The S.S. Linwood
Cromer, Norfolk.—At about 11.10 P.M. on the 12th October, 1939, the coastguard reported that a vessel was believed to be in distress a mile S.E.
of the station. The report was confirmed, and the No. 2 motor life-boat,...
Guy and Clare Hunter St.Mary's 46Ft 9In Watson Lifeboat on Service During Ike Fustnet Storm Photograph By Courtesy of Rnas Culdrose
Guy and Clare Hunter, Sti Mary's 46ft 9in Watson lifeboat, on service during ike Fustnet storm. photograph by courtesy of RNAS Culdrose. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Helwick Lightvessel.
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 9th of June, 1957, the Mumbles honorary secretary tele- phoned that there was a sick man on the Helwick lightvessel. At 6.59 the life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched, with a doctor on...
The S.S. Goulburn
crew of the Motor Life-Boat Charter- house were assembled, and the boat proceeded to the vessel, which by this j time had drifted outside the eastern I breakwater and run ashore. When j the Life-boat reached the ...