LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Steamers Am-Mer-Mar and The Luray Victory, of Los Angeles
JANUARY 30TH - 31ST. - WALMER, KENT. At 9.20 at night, just after the lifeboat had returned from the American steamer Am-Mer-Mar, which had gone aground on the Goodwin Sands, but had got off without help, the Deal coastguard reported another...
Bucephalus, of Shields
On September 22nd, during a fresh breeze at E.N.E., a burning tar-barrel was observed at this station from some distressed vessel in the direction of the east end of the Goodwin Sands. The steam-tug Vulwm, with the Life-boat Bradford in tow,...
Notes on the Quarter
TWENTY-ONE nations were represented at the llth international life-boat conference, which was held in New York City from 16th to 20th May, newcomers to the conference being the Bahamas, the Philippines, and South...
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Past and Present
100 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT February 1891 CIVIL SERVICE LIFEBOAT FUND At the annual meeting of the committee of this fund, held on the 16th January last, and presided over by Mr.
Charles G. Turner,...
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M.V. Andoni (1)
Tow by tug IN VERY BAD WEATHER on the evening of Thursday December 9, 1982, the 500 ton coaster MV Andoni suffered engine failure and anchored 2Vz miles south of Shoreham Harbour. She was seen by Coxswain Kenneth Everard of Shoreham Harbour...
The Joint Services Training Yacht Kukri, and Zingana
Rescue by fishermen A NORTH-EASTERLY NEAR GALE, force 7, gusting to force 8 was blowing and the sea in St Mary's Harbour, Isles of Scilly, was rough when at about 1625 on the afternoon of Tuesday May 22, 1984, the joint services training...
Happy Bear
Three saved from yacht after long tow by Tyne in Storm Force windsCromer lifeboat coxswain Richard Davies has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal following the rescue of five people aboard the 30ft yacht Happy Bear off Cromer, Norfolk...
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Red flag rescue The red flag was flying, there were constant loudspeaker announcements, and safety signs alerted people to the dangers. Despite these warnings, people were still in the waterSwimmers near Bournemouth pier were in danger of...
Dragonfly
Four saved .as their boat is destroyedOn the evening of Saturday, 24 February, four sailors were completing their journey from Liverpool to Rhyl, They were approaching Rhyl when they started to " have trouble with their engine. They cut...
The S.S. Flimston (1)
MARCH 9TH - 29TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE.
At 7.45 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel aground. She was the S.S. Flimston, of over 4,500 tons, laden with steel and with a crew of 38. She...