LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

oar'd the rolling billows, Surging waves rose high o'erhead ; Helpless in that hour of danger, On the gallant vessel sped.

Sails were riven,—masts were broken By the tempest's fearful power; Fruitless seemed...

SINCE the publication of the last number of The Life-Boat Journal, the Board of Trade has issued its annual Blue Book —so deeply interesting to all taking an interest in sailors and shipping—giving in many admirably arranged tables the...

IN the year 1845 it was first proposed to throw an anchor or grapnel from a mortar, with a line attached to it, for the purpose of hauling boats afloat through a surf. In that year a Mr. OFFORD, of Great Tar- mouth, designed a grapnel, with...

"THE British seaman, though, he might be better, has not grown worse, and is plentiful enough for the requirements of trade." "No case is made out for the inter- ference of Government to increase the number, or improve the...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex and The Humber, Yorkshire.

LIEUTENANT H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE, E.G., G.C.V.O., R.N., named the Motor Life-boat which was sent last autumn to Southend-on-Sea, on 8th July last, the name given to the boat...

Presentation of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales.

THBEE presentations of Centenary Vel- lums to stations have taken place since last summer—at Sunderland and Hartle- pool last October, and at Newhaven in April of...

At Senior Citizens wit in the bank should before it's too late If you have worked bard happening to you? Yes, there all your life and man- are several ways you could aged to put away a nest Protect yourself- your rights egg, you could...

Hovercraft accident AT 1614 on the afternoon of Saturday March 30, 1985, the cross-channel hovercraft, Princess Margaret, radioed to Dover port control that she had collided with the breakwater on entering the harbour. It was cloudy with...