LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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FEBRUARY 21ST. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 10.40 A.M. t h e coastguard reported a light E. by S. of Peterhead, and later reported that it was still to be seen, drifting northward. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing with a moderate...
The Civil Service Life-Boats
Inaugural Ceremonies at Donaghadee (Co. Down) and Whitehills (Banffshire).
DURING the present year the Inaugural Ceremonies have taken place of two new Motor Life-boats which are gifts to the Institution from the Civil...
Category: Inaugurations
NEW YEAR – NEW KNOWLEDGE
Start 2017 by boosting your maritime knowledge.
Our collection of New Year reads will also give you plenty of
impressive facts to share at what’s left of the festive party season!
For salty...
Category: Articles
Last Year's Wrecks
THE approximate value of vessels of all nation- alities, with their cargoes, lost in all parts of the world during the year 1880, was no less than 68,327,000?., including British property 47,495,000?.
The grand total number...
Category: Articles
Irene and Brighter Hope
Bridlington, Yorkshire. — On her re- turn from the service to the John Watt, the life-boat remained in the harbour and was not returned to her house as the weather was getting worse and there were fishing boats still at sea.' At about 11...
Blue Dolphin
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 4.43 a.m.
on 13th May, 1968, the coastguard reported that a flare had been seen near the North Buxey buoy. The life-boat Valentine Wyndham-Quin was launched at 5.15 in a south westerly gale with a...
A Rowing Boat
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 11.55 a.m. on 2Oth March, 1966, a small rowing boat with two people on board was reported in difficulties with a broken oar one mile east of Tynemouth. At 11.59 the IRB launched in a fresh gusting to strong...
Pastime
Storm A YACHT IN DISTRESS 23 nautical miles south west of Skerries Lighthouse was reported to the honorary secretary of Holyhead lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1310 on Saturday, September 11, 1976. The bulk carrier Sugar Producer was...
Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March, 1955. 63 Lives Rescued
JANUARY DURIXG January life-boats were launched 41 times and rescued 37 lives.
LIFE-BOAT STANDS BY FISHING FLEET Anstruther, Fifeshire.—Oil the after- noon of the 3rd of January, 1955, the wind freshened, and at...
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services from Page 189
the west, the sea was slight and visibility was excellent but the tide, which had been flooding for 3'/2 hours, was still rising.
The water had already risen above the girls' chests and was lapping around their...
Category: Services