LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Yacht Plinlimmon
At 6.23 A.M. on the 22nd September the coastguard tele- phoned that a vessel off Seaford Head was burning flares, but that there was no immediate need for the life-boat, as a "steamer had gone to her. Later it was reported that the...
Gava
On the 20th October the steam trawler Gava, of Fleetwood, returning from the fishing grounds, struck a submerged rock while entering Castlebay harbour, and remained fast. A strong westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. Her signals...
The S.S. Lancresse & Tres
During a thick fog on the morning of the 23rd November the s.s. Lancresse, of Guernsey, bound from London to Newlyn with a cargo of stone, and the Norwegian steamer Tres, of Tonsberg, Blyth for Caen, with a cargo of coal, came into collision...
During Severe Gales Which Swept the North West on Friday November 11 New Brighton Dodo Tractor Was In Full Action Going Down to Check the Boathouse at 2230
During severe gales which swept the north west on Friday, November 11, New Brighton DODO tractor was in full action.
Going down to check the boathouse at 2230, Crew Member Cliff Downing found the promenade flooded and more... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
West Mersea and Clacton-On-Sea: the Greek Cargo Ship Protoklitos
West Mersea and Clacton-on-Sea: The Greek cargo ship Protoklitos was at anchor in the Blackwater Estuary when, on Monday February 7, fire broke out in her engine room and spread to her accommodation. It was a very cold day with a strong... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Boston Seafoam
Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 10.45 p.m. on 22nd October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honor-ary secretary that red flares had been reported in the area of the island of Scarba. The life-boat Francis...
Sea Sweeper (1)
Appledore and Dfracombe, North Devon - At 8.35 p.m. on 17th July, 1969, the Hartland coastguard told the Appledore life-boat coxswain that the cabin cruiser Sea Sweeper, with two people on board, was in difficulties one mile west of Baggy...
Sailing Dinghies
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 12.50 p.m. on 21st September, 1969, the local sailing club requested assistance for the club's guard boats in a race in which several sailing dinghies had capsized in squally weather off Little Orme's...
Emerald, of Glasgow
Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 7 a.m. on 7th March, 1967, it was reported that the m.v. Emerald of Glasgow was aground on Feolin Spit in the Sound of Islay but was in no immediate danger. The mechanic was maintaining R/T contact with the vessel....
Lepanto, of Grimsby (1)
Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 6.25 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, a ship was reported to be on fire off Flamborough Head. The Flamborough life-boat had already been launched to provide lifesaving assistance if required. As it wasnecessary to...