LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ameilia Ann
Shortly before 10 P.M. on the 29th June, the Coast- guard at Caister informed the Coxswain that a vessel was aground on the Barber Sands. The crew were assembled and launched the No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy. On reaching the sands she found...
The Empress of the French
BUT a few days since the British public were startled by the intelligence that the Empress of the French and her royal son, the Prince Imperial, had nearly lost their lives by drowning, on the coast of France.
We will...
Category: Articles
A War-Time Journey Up the East Coast
EARLY in October, 1939, a month after war had broken out, four new motor life-boats were ready at Cowes to go to their stations. Two of them, Lowestoft and Hartlepool, were of the 46-feet Watson type, with a cockpit and cabin; the third, for...
Category: Articles
Rosemary V
Torbay, Devon.—At 2.42 early on the morning of the 6th of December, 1953, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that shouts for help had been heard off Freshwater Quarry. At 3.10 the life- boat George Shee put to sea. There was a slight...
Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley, who was appearing in the play 'Scenes from a Voyage to the Indies' at Nottingham Playhouse, presents a cheque for £500 to Colin Westland-Garnetl (ct, honorary secretarv of Nottingham and District branch, and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Petan
Humber, Yorkshire - At 3.21 p.m. on 13th September, 1966, it was seen that a cabin cruiser was being towed towards Spurn Head by the pilot launch. They were kept under observation for some tune, and as there was a heavy swell running and...
Feature the Royal Charter Tragedy
The first Gold Medal to be awarded after the establishment of the Lifeboat journal was not to a lifeboatman but was for an outstanding act of individual bravery following the wreck of the Royal Charter near Moelfre, in Anglesey, on 26...
Category: Articles
A Night on the Goodwin Sands
ON the 20th of April last a grievous disaster occurred on the Goodwin Sands, which resulted in the loss of a Norwegian brig, The Auguste Herman Francke, with six hands out of a crew of seven all told.
All day on the 20th a...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution During the First Six Months of 1875
ST. DAVID'S.—On the 1st January last the Life-boat Augusta, stationed at this headland, rendered good service to the schooner Amity, of Beaumauris, which, while on a voyage from Bangor to Swansea, became embayed in a dangerous position...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 15th November, 1923.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :—• £ a. d.
ANONYMOUS 50 - - MK. FREDERICK...
Category: Committee