LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

GORLESTON, SUFFOLK ; CAISTEB, WIXTERTON-, PALLING, AND CBOMEE, NORFOLK.—In the early hours of 29th January, the s.s. Newbarn of Newcastle, which is a big steamer of more than 3,000 tons, ran aground on the southern end of the Hasboro'...

On the 25th October the s.s. Ben Rein, of Ramsey, sheltering in Caldey Roads while on passage from Penarth to Milford, began to drag her anchors and signalled for help. A strong S.W. breeze was blow- ing, with a heavy sea, and the weather...

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—Early in the evening of the 25th February Lloyd's agent telephoned that a wireless message had been received from s.s. Invella, of Glasgow, reporting that one of her crew was...

The Boulmer Life-Boat and Some of Her Launchers. - View image in PDF

MAY 8TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN.

At 6 A.M. a telephone message was received from the coastguard at Bangor asking for the life-boat to go to a vessel in distress off Portpatrick on the coast of...

Nov. 12TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.

At 4.15 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a steamer was aground on the Newcombe Sands. A light S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea, and a thick fog. At 4.30 A.M. a...

FOR some time past the Morning Post has published in its " Personal" adver- tisement ' column what it calls " Peter Piper's Potted Plots," three prizes of one pound each being given, each day for the best potted...

The portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Henry Walker, of Holy Island, Northum- berland, who hasjust retired from theserv- ice. He was appointed coxswain at the be- ginning of 1945 and previously served for some eighteen months as bowman....