LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Lady Ailsa
CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN.—It having been reported that a steamer was ashore near the North Eock during a strong breeze from the E.N.E., hazy weather, and a rough sea, on the 24th September, the Life-boat temporarily placed on this station, whilst...
List of Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for November and December 1997 and January and February 1998 Aberdeen, Grampian Arun; Nov 25, 28 and Feb 15 D Class; Feb 15 (Twice) Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Dec 7 Aberystwyth. Cardiganshire...
Category: Services
The S.S. Skane
The s.s. Slcane', of Helsingborg, whilst bound from Stock- holm to Calais with a cargo of timber, stranded on the Whitby Bock during the evening of the 30th November. As ! the weather was fine and the sea smooth ; the fishermen put off...
Calvor Forayar, of Thorshavn
JULY 26TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 10.55 at night the coastguard reported that a fishing boat had burnt a flare one mile south-east-by-east of Wick, and at 11.35 the motor life-boat City of Edinburgh was launched in a...
There Must Be Easier Ways of Raising Money! Firemen Hose Down Players
There must be easier ways of raising money! Firemen hose down players after a game of football in mud, organised annually in Eastney Lake, Portsmouth, by Locks Sailing Club in support of the lifeboats.
A hard-earned... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Hoveller James and Ellen
The Life-boat Louisa Heartwell was launched at 10.45 P.M. on 27th November, in a very heavy sea to the assistance of the hoveller James and Ellen, of Yarmouth, which was in difficulties and unable to beach on account of the very heavy surf...
Of the 11 New Life-Boats Ordered In 1971 Four Were of the 44-Foot Steel Waveney Class Three of the 37-Foot Mark I Rother (Above) Two of the 50-Foot Steel Thames (Below
Of the 11 new life-boats ordered in 1971 four were of the 44-foot steel Waveney class, three of the 37-foot Mark i Rother (above), two of the 50-foot steel Thames (below), one of the 52-foot Mark II Arun and one of the 71-foot steel Clyde... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lizzie, of Newport
The brig Lizzie, of Newport, Monmouthshire, was stranded on the eastern spit of Hayle Bar, during a violent storm from the north, with showers of hail, on the 20th March. The Oxford University life-boat Isis went out, in reply to her signals...
News from the Branches. 1st August to the 31st October, 1937
Greater London.
Life-boat stand at the Engineering and Marine Exhibition at Olympia. (A special report will appear in the next issue.) BEXLEYHEATH.—Annual meeting on 28th October, Mrs. Ford Sadler, M.B.E., chairman,...
Category: Branches
The Survey Ship H.M.S. Echo
UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH Margate, Kent. At 3.41 p.m. on ist April, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two men had been lost overboard from the survey ship H.M.S. Echo in the Edinburgh Channel off the North East Shingles...