The ''Culmer White'' was a 19th-century lifeboat of the

Isle of Thanet The Isle of Thanet () is a peninsula forming the easternmost part of Kent, England. While in the past it was separated from the mainland by the Wantsum Channel, it is no longer an island. Archaeological remains testify to its settlement in anc ...

, Kent, England. With its sister boat, the '' Mary White'', it took part in the rescue of the ''

Northern Belle The ''Northern Belle'' was an American transatlantic ship which ran aground near Thanet District, Thanet, England, on 5 January 1857. No lives on her were lost, thanks to heroic rescue efforts, in blizzard conditions. However, another ship sa ...

'' in January 1857. The ''Belle'' was an American transatlantic ship which ran aground near Thanet in blizzard conditions. Both the ''Culmer White'' and the ''Mary White'' made repeated trips to the damaged ''Belle'' and saved the entire crew.

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