LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Queen's Fort
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 12.15 in the afternoon of the 7th of May, 1948, the Admiralty Salvage Officer tele- phoned that a man on the Queen's Fort, in the river Mersey, had been seriously injured. He asked for the life-boat and a...
Resolutions Passed at the Annual General Meeting for 1905
THE MOST HON. THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY, P.O., G.B., PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, IN THE CHAIR.
Moved by The Chairman.
Seconded by the Eight Hon.
LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH, K.T., P.O...
Category: Meetings
The Sea Belle
About 5 P.M.
on the 20th July a small yawl was observed close to the Goodwin Sands in j a very dangerous position apparently j not under proper control, arid griping \ towards the sand. Within a short time it...
The Crew of the Donaghadee Life-Boat
Coxswain Hugh Nelson (centre) was awarded the bronze medal for gallantry in rescuing survivors from the Princess Victoria (See page 533). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The "Charterhouse" Life-Boat
IN 1909, one of the first of the Insti- tution's Motor Life-boats was stationed at Fishguard. She was a 40-feet Self- righting Life-boat with a 24 h.p. auxiliary engine, giving her a speed of seven knots.
There were...
Category: Inaugurations
Pictured Doing a Spot of 'Panic Buying' After Completing the Service to the Greek Tanker Kithnos Are Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan (Fourth Right) and Other Member
Pictured doing a spot of 'panic buying' after completing the service to the Greek tanker Kithnos are Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan (fourth right) and other members of the Humber crew. photograph by courtesy of Grimsby Evening... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Original Cartoon By Mac of the Daily Mail Was One of the Lots at Truro Branch's Celebrity Auction at New Tregye Hotel Carnon Downs Last September Some 200 Let
An original cartoon by Mac of the Daily Mail was one of the lots at Truro branch's celebrity auction at New Tregye Hotel, Carnon Downs, last September, Some 200 letters written to famous people resulted in 84 buttons for auction. A... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Abertay Lightvessel
DOCTOR TAKEN TO LIGHTVESSEL Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 5.15 on the afternoon of the 1st January, 1962, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that a member of the crew of the Abertay lightvessel had fallen down the engine-room...
The Cockle Light Vessel
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 6.35 P.M. on the llth March the coastguard reported that rockets had been fired by the Cockle light-vessel. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a very heavy sea. At 7.30 P.M....