Stories of the Lifeboat
Author: first_name: Frank
last_name: Mundell
Language: English
Year: 1894

There's fury in the tempest,
And there's madness in the waves;
The lightning snake coils round the foam,
The headlong thunder raves;
Yet a boat is on the waters,
Filled with Britain's daring sons,
Who pull like lions out to sea,
And count the minute guns.
(from The Boatmen of the Downs by Eliza Cook)
Rescue attempts to save the lives of stranded and imperilled sailors and seafarers have undoubtedly been occurring ever since the very first time that man sailed on a floating object away f