LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Lady Beatrix, of Sunderland
Early on the morning of the-16th Feb- ruary last, the same life-boat put off in reply to signals of distress from the S. S. Lady Beatrix, of Sunderland, bound from that port to London with coals, which vessel had struck on the Middle Cross...
Success and Provider
FEBRUARY 28TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
The fishing fleet was out and all the boats had returned by 1 P.M. with the exception of two, Success and Provider. A strong E.N.E. wind was blowing, with seas breaking three-quarters of...
The Loss of Life on and Near Our Coasts
A CAREFUL or interested reader of the article in THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL for last November, on the " Wreck Register and Chart for the year ended June 30th, 1884," cannot but be struck by the me- lancholy fact shown by the statistics,...
Category: Articles
Blooming Marvellous
It covers a massive 11 acres of land; features over 60 gardens and 150 floral exhibitions; and is held in the heart of Chelsea, miles from the coast. So what exactly does the greatest flower show on earth have to do with saving lives at sea?...
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Conditions at operational limits Thanks on Vellum awarded to New Brighton coxswain Anight-time rescue in atrocious conditions on the River Mersey led to thanks from the RNLI for the helmsman, crew and shorehelpers of the New Brighton...
Sail Safari -- It's a Lifeboat Knockout!
Using the 'It's a Knockout' theme, which has recently re-emerged into the limelight, the RNLI staged Sail Safari, an 'around the world boat race' in Battersea Park on 25 September. The event was part of the RNLI's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Building the Fast Slipway Lifeboat—Part III: Plated Up
THE STEEL HULL of the fast slipway lifeboat is built upside down, so that the welder can look down on his work, both making the work easier and also making it possible for him to achieve the best results: the integrity and strength of the...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
CLOVELLY, DEVON.—During a thick fog, a strong W.S.W. breeze, and a rough sea on the night of the 16th February, the s.s. AMI, of Bilbao, stranded about two and a half miles to the westward of Clovelly and the crew took to the ship's...
Category: Services
Bar
APRIL 17TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX, AND WALMER, KENT. The French trawler Bar had gone ashore near Beachy Head, but she refloated without help, and the Newhaven life-boat returned to her station. The trawler had been reported to Walmer as ashore...
Bohemian Girl and Prefect
Stromness, Orkney.—At 11.80 P.M. On the 2nd July the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the Wick wireless station had received news of a trawler ashore on North Ronaldshay. There was a thick fog at the time, with a moderate S.E. wind and...