LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Service to a Greek Steamer at Cromer
AT 6.25 in the morning of the 9th October, 1939, the Cronier coxswain learned through the Humber radio and the coastguard that a vessel had gone ashore on Haisborough Sands, thirteen miles to the east. A breeze was blowing with increasing...
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Inshore Lifeboat Launches on Service
ILB Launches on service during the months June, July and August 1974 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 4 and July 1.
Aberdovey, Gwynedd 1, 23, July 2, 17, 19 (twice), 20, 23, 31, August 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 19 (twice) and...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—The new Life-boat Queen Victoria, sent by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to Bembridge, and named after Her Majesty THE QUEEN by H.E.H. the Duchess of EDINBURGH, on the 25th of July last, is a beautiful...
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Inshore Lifeboat Services June July and August 1976
Aberdovey, Gwynedd June 3, 26, 27, July 10, 11, 17, August 3, 10 (twice), 16, 17, 20, 27 and 29.
Abersoch, Gwynedd June 1,13, 30, July 21,28, August 19 (twice), 20, 27 (twice) and 28.
Aberystwth, Dyfed...
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Lifeboat Services March April and May 1985
Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 8, 9,11 and May 29 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic21: March 22, April 14 (twice), 20, 25, May 5 (twice) and 9 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class inflatable: May 11 and 30 Aith, Shetland 52ft Barnett: May 9 Aldeburgh,...
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A Shore Thing
Howard Richings continues his tour of the RNLI's lifeboat stations It's an ill wind that blows no good. 1998 certainly began in fine style if one was into windsurfing, whereas in January 1997 it would have required an icebreaker to...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
ARANMOBE, co. DONEGAL—Information reached Aranmore about 9 P.M. on the 2nd August that two fishing boats belonging to the place were in difficulties, and as there was a S.E. gale blowing, with a rough sea, the Life-boat La Totitam was...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morn- ing of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The Win-...
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Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
EASTBOURNE.—THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new and additional Life-boat station at Eastbourne in order to strengthen the Life- boat service on that coast, the Local Committee unanimously approving of the formation of...
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Rose
MARGATE.—About 4.40 p.m., on the 21st March, a telegram was received from Lloyd's agent at Whitstable stating that a brigantine had stranded on the Red Sand and that her crew were apparently in jeopardy. A strong gale was blowing from...