LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

LITTLEHAVEN.—The Friend Life-boat proceeded to the assistance of two schooners, the John Davies, of Carnarvon, bound from Portmadoc for Bridgewater with a cargo of slates, and the Maggie Brocklebank, of Barrow, bound from Liverpool for...

THURSO. — The schooner Clarence G.Sinclair, of Wick, coal laden from the Tyne for Thurso, while lying at anchor in Scrabster Roadstead, signalled for help, as a strong gale was blowing from the N.E., there was a heavy sea to which the vessel...

At about 4 o'clock on the morning of the 31st December, a steamer was observed on shore north of Staithes. The rocket brigade were summoned, but it was found that the vessel was too far distant for the rockets to reach her, and the...

BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND. The schooner Katharine, of Banff, bound from Bo'ness for Poole with a cargo of coal, struck on the North Steel Bocks, off Boulmer, in a S.S.E. wind and a high sea, on the morning of the 2nd November,foggy weather...

At 9.50 A.M. on the 30th November a message was received from the Haisborough Lightvessel stat- ing that a steamer was ashore on the sands. A moderate S.W. gale was blowing at the time and the No. 2 Life- boat Hearts of Oak was promptly ...

FEBRUARY 5TH. - CROMARTY. At 6.25 A.M. the Burghead coastguard reported distress signals from a vessel aground one mile west of Findhorn, and the motor life-boat James Macfee was launched at 6.45 A.M. A moderate S.W. wind was blowing, with a...

On Monday 22 October 2007 I accepted an invitation from Skegness Coxswain John Irving to join some training. By 5.30pm the waterproof tractor was attached to the carriage and the Mersey class lifeboat The Lincolnshire Poacher was towed out...

Weymouth lifeboat station, in Dorset, was established in 1869 to replace Portland station, which had closed down in 1850. Funded by the Earl of Stratford, the lifeboat gave assistance to vessels in distress on the north and east sides of...