LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Bonaccord
Stromness, Orkneys.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of Decem-ber, 1954, a man at Rosgar telephoned that distress flares could be seen near Skerry Ness, Hoy Sound. At 5.13 the life-boat J.J.K.S.W. was...
Book Reviews
Fire Aboard by FRANK RUSHBROOK (The Technical Press, 1961) is a most comprehensive work by a man who first became a fireman in 1938 and has since held a number of responsible posts concerned with the task of fire...
Category: Articles
Albatross
Margate, Kent.—At 6.35 on the even- ing of the 9th of July, 1957, the coast- guard telephoned that a cabin cruiser was ashore on the north-west corner | of Margate sands and that she had a 1 heavy list to port. At 6.43 the life- : boat North...
Endeavour
Kirkcudbright.—On the evening of the 3rd of August, 1957, the life-boat J. B. Couper of Glasgow was returning from a visit to Port William for pub- licity when a message was received at 8.10 from Portpatrick radio that red flares had been...
Christmas Cards and Calendars
THIS year the Institution will for the first time have a choice of two Christ- mas cards for sale, in addition to pocket calendars.
One card is a reproduction of a painting by David Cobb, R.O.I., S.M.A., which depicts the...
Category: Advertisement
Canoes
Canoes caught out WHILE ON EXERCISE, on Saturday May 15, Beaumaris ILB Blue Peter II learned, at 1350, that a group of 20 canoeists from the Nelson Outdoor Pursuit Centre at Llanfair were out in the Menai Straits opposite Moel-y-Don and had...
Shidajo
CATAMARAN A yacht in difficulties about half a mile offshore on 28th June, 1971, led to the Humber, Yorkshire, life-boat City of Bradford III being launched at 12.25 p.m. in a fresh to strong west north westerly wind and a rough...
Index to Advertisers
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Category: Index
Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1980
Aberdovey, Gwynedd April 14, May 4 and 5 Abersoch, Gwynedd April 9 and May 28 Aberystwyth, Dyfed April 10, 12, May 4 and 16 Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire April 26 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan March 3, May 18 and 26 Bangor, Co Down May 3...
Category: Services
The Fisher Boy, of Wick
JANUARY 24TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 12.5 in the afternoon a fisherman telephoned from Melvick that a fishing boat was in distress about seven miles east of Port Skerra, and the motor life-boat...