LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Liniers
During a whole southerly gale on the 12th February information was received that a steam tug was ashore on the Newcombe Bank, and was making signals of distress.
The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Thomas Simcox was assembled...
Volusia
PORT PATRICK.—On the 2nd June, while a moderate wind was blowing from the E.N.E. and a rough sea was running, the Life-boat Civil Service No. 3, was launched at 10.30 A.M., with a view of carrying out the usual quarterly...
Fishing Cobles
BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On the 26th February the fishing cobles went out line fishing at about 6 A.M., there being then a light N.E. wind. At 10 o'clock the wind shifted to the E. and commenced to blow strongly, accompanied by a very...
Plasma
Kirkcudbright.—On the night of the 20th January, 1938, information was received from the Isle of Whithorn coastguard that a steamer in Port Yerrock Bay appeared to be dragging her anchor in a dangerous position.
A strong...
Daffrobani
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.— At 11.56 on the morning of Sunday, the 1st of October, 1950, the life-boatWilliam Gammon, Manchester and Dis- trict XXX was at sea for adjustments to her wireless equipment when the coastguard announced that a...
Cornel
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. — At 12.35 in the early morning, on the llthof January, 1951, the coastguard re- ported that the motor vessel Cornel, of Cardiff, about five miles north-east of Port Nevin, had a heavy list and needed help....
The S.S. Erica
Islay, Inner Hebrides. — During the early afternoon of the 22nd of August, 1948, the Kilchoman coastguard re- ported a vessel in difficulties three miles west-north-west of Smaull Point, and at 1.15 the motor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth,...
For Major Osman Gabriel (Right) of Hove Who Donated Her to the RNLI the Successful Selfrighting Trials Carried Out at Littlehampton on 8th September 1972 on The
For Major Osman Gabriel (right) of Hove, who donated her to the R.N.L.I., the successful selfrighting trials carried out at Littlehampton on 8th September, 1972, on the Pother class life-boat of that name which he witnessed must have been... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Havlyn (1)
CARGO MIGHT SHIFT Holyhead, Anglesey. At 11.15 p.m.
on 28th November, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the Norwegian motor vessel Havlyn intended to weigh anchor and proceed to...
An Enemy Submarine
MARCH 20TH. - PORT ASKAIG, ARGYLLSHIRE.
About 7.30 in the morning a telephone message was received from Kilchoman coastguard that a vessel was ashore about half a mile north of Coull Point, Islay. A strong north-west wind...