LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Moss Rose
On the morning of the 7th June, daring foggy weather, an intimation was received that a steamer had stranded on the eastern side of Carmel Point. The Cemlyu Lifeboat B. J. Nicholson was launched at 10 o'clock, and found that the vessel...
City of Ghent
Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At 8.27 on the evening of the 15th of November, 1955, the motor vessel City of Ghent, of Dublin, wirelessed that she had run ashore about three miles north-east- by-east of Lizard, but had later re- floated and was...
The S.S. Ernrix
Redcar, Yorkshire.—At 10.55 P.M. on the 22nd June, 1939, a message was received from the Staithes coastguard that a three-masted vessel had fired distress rockets 3| miles to the N.N.W.
A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing,...
Congregation Gathered Round Model of Lifeboat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse After the Service of Thanksgiving at Mutley Baptist Church Plymouth Photograph B
Congregation gathered round model of lifeboat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse after the service of thanksgiving at Mutley Baptist Church, Plymouth. Photograph by courtesy of 'Western Morning News'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Whitby Museum In the Old Lifeboat House: at the Souvenir Stand Are (l) Eric Thomson Founder of the Museum and His Main Helper Ex- Motor Mechanic William Drvden
Whitby museum, in the old lifeboat house: At the souvenir stand are (/.) Eric Thomson, founder of the museum, and his main lie/per, e. Motor Mechanic William Drvden.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Service In Japan
THE Imperial Japanese Society for Saving Life from Shipwreck (Dainippon Teikoku Suinam Kiusai Kwai) was established in 1879, but was not incorporated by Imperial Charter until 1899. At the present time the Society has 17 stations on the...
Category: Articles
The Admiralty Trawlers Pyrope and Tamarisk
AUGUST 12TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 11 A.M. the life-boat crew were at the Town Hall, where a picture of the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk was being presented to them, when an an-raid alarm was sounded.
The crew made...
Loads of Dough Raised
An introduction to breadmaking and organic food production at the Village Bakery, Melmerby in aid of the RNLI was organised by the Penrith Ladies' Guild on 30 January.
Over 20 people enjoyed a hugely entertaining and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Tyne (Right) and Mersey
self-righting calculations. This is one reason why the Arun and FAB 3 (left) have a proportionally greater superstructure volume than the smaller classes of lifeboat such as the Tyne (right) and Mersey - whose deck is low enough to recover... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Victorine, of Ostend
Early on the morning of the 13th January, the barque Victorine, of Ostend, struck on the rocks off.
Souter Point, near Whitburn. There was a heavy wind blowing S. by E., and a very high sea on. The Thomas Wilson life-boat...