LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Lobster Fishing Vessel Iris Arcain
LOBSTER FISHING VESSEL TOWED TO SAFETY Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 7.15 on the evening of the 3rd June, 1963, the honorary secretary intercepted a radio call from Valentia radio reporting a lobster fishing vessel broken down off Kerryhead. At 7.30...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
CADGWITH, CORNWALL.—At midnight, on the 13th January, 1868, a light being observed on or near the Vrogue Rocks, in a strong wind from the W.S.W., and a heavy ground sea, the Western Commercial Traveller life-boat was despatched to as-...
Category: Services
The Fishing Boats, Mizpah and Norseman
Two local motor fishing boats, Mizpah and Norse- man, put to sea early on the morning of 1 st December. Later a strong southerly breeze sprang up, reaching gale force in squalls, and a rough sea, with broken water, was running across the...
The Airliner Cloud of lona (1)
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, and St.
Helier, Jersey.—31st July. The air liner Cloud of lona had been reported .overdue, and the motor life-boat Queen Victoria put out and searched all night without success. Shortly after noon...
Padstow: on the Morning of January 26
Padstow: On the morning of January 26 the local fishing vessel Lamorna ran into difficulties when a rope got wrapped round her propeller about three quarters of a mile off Newquay Head.
She put out an anchor to await help... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Weird and Wonderful Prize Old Mummers
The weird and wonderful Prize Old Mummers, a group of 'am-dram' actors from Emsworth, have been raising cash for their friends at the local lifeboat branch again.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The American Steamer Am-Mer-Mar
JANUARY 30TH. - WALMER, KENT. The American steamer Am-Mer-Mar had gone ashore on the Goodwin Sands, but she got off without help. - Rewards, £31 17s. 6d..
The Royal Naval Walrus Aeroplane W3097
OCTOBER 31ST. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.
The Royal Naval Walrus aeroplane W3097 had come down on the sea, but she taxied ashore without help. - Rewards, £15 7s..
The Safety Fishing-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, aircompartments, shifting-coamings, and hatches of one of the safety boats, 40 feet in length and 14 feet in breadth.
In figs. 1 and 2, the...
Category: Articles
The Restoration of Persons Apparently Drowned
IN the 21st Number of the Life-Boat Journal we introduced this important subject to our readers in connection with a new mode of treatment proposed by the eminent physiologist, the late Dr. MARSHALL HALL.
Again, in our...
Category: Articles