LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Benevolent Association
THE Annual Meeting of this Society was held on the 25th May last, at Willis's Rooms, under the chairmanship of his Grace the Duke of MARLBOROUGH, President of the Society. There were also present a large number of the friends and...
Category: Meetings
An Admiralty Tug
THREE LIFE-BOATMEN OVERBOARD NOVEMBER 9TH - 10TH. - MONTROSE, AND BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS. Shortly after six in the evening an Admiralty tug was bombed from the air. The Montrose coxswain saw the bombs dropping. Thinking that the life-boat...
The Liberian Cargo Ship Irene Aground on South Ronaldsay Orkney. It Was Her Call for Help Which Led to the Longhope Life-Boat Being Called Out. the Irene's Crew Were Resc
The Liberian cargo ship Irene aground on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. It was her call for help which led to the Longhope life-boat being called out. The Irene's crew were rescued by coastguards.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Imperial Japanese Life-Boat Institution
WE have received from the Japanese Life-boat Institution copies of its Annual Report for 1925, and of its Journal for 1925 and 1926. We shouldbe very glad, at any time, to lend these very interesting books to any Life-boat workers or...
Category: Articles
A Royal Air Force Machine (1)
Hartlepool, Co. Durham, Runswick, and Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—4th December.
A Royal Air Force machine came down at sea at night, but could not be found, and the pilot was drowned.
—Rewards, Hartlepool, £...
Two Fishing Boats
In the early morning of the 9th January part of the local fishing fleet put out to the fishing grounds, but after going a few miles five of the boats decided to return on account of the very strong S. wind and short sea. Nine others went on,...
Shifting Sands
Shallow water and unpredictable sandbanks present the East Coast lifeboatman with particular difficulties.
Mike Floyd looks at the situation around The Wash We all have our own mental picture of a lifeboat in action - often...
Category: Articles
After the Hurricane
THE hurricane-force winds which caused so much damage in the south of England last October resulted in a dozen launches by lifeboats in the area affected by the storm, with three of the services leading to medal awards.
The...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
RAMSGATE.—On the 3rd April, 1882, at 11 A.M., the Bradford Life-boat proceeded, to the East Goodwin Light vessel, which was firing signal guns. The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the E. and there was a thick fog. On arriving at the...
Category: Services
Offshore Lifeboat Services December 1978 January and February 1979
Angle, Dyfed December 1, January 21 and February 10 Arbroath, Angus January 11 Arklow, Co. Wicklow December 13 Arranmore, Co. Donegal December 30, January 30, February 17 and 26 Baltimore, Co. Cork December 22, January 8 and February 9...
Category: Services