LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rnlb the Duke of Cornwall
RNLB The Duke of Cornwall, a 52ft Burnett class lifeboat, until recently stationed at The Lizard/Cadgwith, on passage between Hayle and St Ives. Well, actually, it's a model of her and she and two other lifeboat models, the creations of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
James, of Arbroath
The Life-boat People's Journal, No. 2, stationed at this place, was launched on the night of the 18th Jan., at 5.20 P.M., and proceeded, through a heavy sea and S.W. gale, to the assistance of the schooner James, of Arbroath, which had...
Some of the Guests With the Institution's "Policeman."
Some of the Guests With The Institution's "Policeman". - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The War Record.
From the beginning of the war up to to-day the life-boats of the Institution have rescued 3840 lives. They have rescued more lives in just over twenty-two months of war than in the last ten years of peace. They have rescued 40 lives a week,...
Category: Articles
Corbon, of Newcastle
Early on the morning of the 7th April, 1866, signals of distress were seen by the beachmen in the direction of the Cockle Sand. The weather was hazy, with a strong breeze blowing from E.N.E.
The Birmingham No. 2 life-boat,...
Means of Saving Life
The extent of the means for saving life at present is comprised in the following meagre statement, which we copy from the Northumberland Report*:— " In Scotland, with a seaboard of 1,500 miles, there are eight life-boats: at...
Category: Articles
Pearl, of Shoreham
A vessel was seen from this place on the 14th February, apparently unmanageable, and showing sig- nals of distress. Soon afterwards she ran ashore at the east side of Rye Harbour. It was blowing strong from W.S.W., and there was a heavy sea...
The American Steamer Frederick Bortholde
DECEMBER 25TH. - STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS. At nine in the morning the coastguard reported that an SOS had been received from a vessel ashore on Fladdachuain Island off the north of Skye, but that another vessel was standing by. A...
Crew of the North Deal Life-Boat
MR. J. PRIOR, the Secretary of the Branch, on the left.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs