LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Newark Lightship
On the 2 7th October the large life-boat on this Station went out in reply to signals of distress from the Newark Lightship. On arriving alongside, it was found that she had been in collision with a large steamer, and had been cut down...
About 2000 People Gathered on Moelfre Beach Anglesey on Saturday June 7 to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Lifeboat Station a Service of Thanksgiving and Re-Dedication Was Conducte
About 2,000 people gathered on Moelfre beach, Anglesey, on Saturday June 7, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the lifeboat station. A service of thanksgiving and re-dedication was conducted by His Grace, The Archbishop of Wales, during... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ellen, of Sunderland
At midnight, on the 13th January, 1868, a light being observed on or near the Vrogue Rocks, in a strong wind from the W.S.W., and a heavy ground sea, the Western Commercial Traveller life-boat was despatched to as- certain if there was a...
The Liberian Motor Vessel National Fighter
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 7.32 on the morning of the 7th of December, 1959,the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that distress rockets had been fired by the Liberian motor vessel National Fighter three miles south-east of Lowestoft....
As Part of Newquay's Very Full Fund-Raising Programme the Ladies of the Guild Join In the Town's Floral Dance When Rear Admiral Wilfred Graham Visited Cornwall In June He Presented a Joint Statu
As part ofNewquay's very full fund-raising programme the ladies of the guild join in the town's floral dance. When Rear Admiral Wilfred Graham visited Cornwall in June he presented a joint statuette to Michael and Pauline Morris: he... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Falmouth (Below): the Warm Sunny July Weather Gave Way to Blustery Winds and An Overcast Sky for the Annual Falmouth Lifeboat Service at Custom House Quay on the Evening Of
Falmouth (below): The warm, sunny July weather gave way to blustery winds and an overcast sky for the annual Falmouth lifeboat service at Custom House Quay on the evening of Sunday July 31.
Three hundred people gathered on... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Cedric
During a strong northerly gale on the 30th I January, the s.s. Cedric, of Landskrona, brought up in South wold Bay, and next morning signalled that she wanted a doctor, or a boat to land a man who had met with an accident. ...
The South Goodwin Lightvessel (1)
On the night of the 26th-27th November, 1954, the South Goodwin lightvessel broke adrift in a gale and at daylight was found to be lying on her beam ends. The Dover, Ramsgate and Walmer life-boats were all launch- ed, but the sole survivor...
The American Motor Vessel Markay
NOVEMBER 16TH. - STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS. The American motor vessel Markay, a tanker, of Wilmington, had run aground, but a tug was found to be standing by. - Rewards, £9 8s..
The Seine Net Fishing Boat Marie Leach
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 24th of December, 1948, information was received that a vessel was on the Black Rocks two miles south of the harbour, and the motor life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow was launched...