LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Aurora
BALLANTRAE.—On 23rd January, about 8 o'clock at night, when blowing very hard from the S.W., the brig Aurora, of Ardrossan, bound from Belfast to that port, was observed drifting in on the shore in a disabled condition and exhibiting...
The S.S. Dryad
ANSTRUTHER.—On the 9th November, the Admiral Fitzroy Life-boat rescued the crew, consisting of 4 men, from the s.s.
Dryad, of Glasgow. The vessel was on a voyage from Montrose to Campbeltown, with barley, and when near the...
Sinai
TYRELLA, COUNTY DOWN.—On the 15th November the French brigantine Sinai, of Nantes, drove on outlying rocks off Eathmullan, in Dundrum Bay; one man got into the ship's boat, which soon capsized, but he contrived to hold on to it until...
Vibelia
CHAPEL, LINCOLNSHIRE.—While a strong breeze was blowing from S.E. to N.E. anda heavy sea was running, on the 8th of April, the schooner Vibelia, of and from Grimstadt for Boston, Lincolnshire, with a cargo of pit-poles and lumber, stranded...
The S.S. Shilbottle
At about 4.50 A.M. on 25th February a message was received from the Coastguards, stating that a vessel was ashore at the mouth of the River Bann, and that the Life-boat was wanted. The Life-boat Hopwood was launched as expeditiously as...
Invermore, of Dublin (3)
Cloughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle, Co. Down, and Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—On the 19th November, 1937, the disabled schooner Invermore, of Dublin, was picked up by the Cloughey and Donaghadee life-boats....
A Bag of Money Containing £1250 Was Handed to Coxswain Michael Scales of St.Peter Port After the Younger Members of Guernsey Yacht
A bag of money containing £1,250 was handed to Coxswain Michael Scales of St Peter Port after the younger members of Guernsey Yacht Club had competed in a bath tub race. Designs for racing bath tubs become more sophisticated every year... - View image in PDF
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Category: Advertisement
Mary Roe, of Quebec
During a strong wind from N.W., on the 17th June, the ship Mary Roe, of Quebec, struck on the Cefn Sidan Sands, about seven miles from this place. As soon as in- formation of the disaster was received, the City of Manchester life-boat was...
Starting Them Young!
Starting them young! Joseph Stravrinidis, aged six, of Southport has been doing sterling work for the RNLI. During the September meeting of the Southport branch, he presented the treasurer with money raised by selling drawings and cards,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs