LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Penguin
Swanage, Dorset.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 12th of June, 1957, the St. Albans Head coastguard telephoned that a vessel was waving a red flag two miles east of St. Albans Head. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 12.31 in a calm sea....
Octopus
Hastings' 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Fairlight, with Coxswain Frederick White at the helm, tows the Dutch yacht Octopus towards Rye Harbour during a force 6 south-south-easterly gale and in rough seas on July 19, 1987. Rye Harbour's...
New Venture (1)
Sinking fishing boat NITON RADIO advised Solent Coastguard at 2031 on Saturday December30, 1978, that the 42ft fishing vessel New Venture reported to be midway between Nab Tower and Hayling Island had sent a message by VHP that she was...
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—31st August, 1939. A cry for help had been heard by three boys from the Lydstep Caves.
The motor life-boat was launched, and a coastguard search party went by car along the top of the cliff, and got...
Keriolet
South Western Division French trawler in tow A FRENCH TRAWLER, Keriolet, in tow of the cable ship Iris and in need of help was reported to the honorary secretary of Clovelly, North Devon, by the Coastguard at 1610 on Thursday, January 17....
The Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Andrew White, of Donaghadee, Co.
Down, Northern Ireland. He has been a member of the crew since the station was established in 1910. In January, 1916, he became bowman, and in ...
Category: Articles
Lowestoft:
Lowestoft: On Monday May 14, 1984, a 17ft motor cruiser, with one man on board, suffered engine failure off Pakefield Beach; she was driven ashore and on to a groyne by the fresh north-easterly breeze. Reaching the cruiser at 1744,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Boat
Swamped LOCHGILPHEAD POLICE informed Clyde Coastguard on the afternoon of Sunday September 11, 1983, that a report had been received of a boat in distress in Loch Fyne, between Ardrishaig and Kilfinnan. Further investigations were made and...
A Bronze-Medal Service at Longhope
AT 7.20 on the evening of 21st February, 1936, a large trawler was seen to have gone ashore at Brims Ness, at the entrance of the aith in which the life- boat house is situated. The motor life-boat herself, however, the Thomas McCunn, was...
Category: Services
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Three walkers three lifeboatsThe difficulties of working close inshore in surf were vividly illustrated when Newhaven's Arun class lifeboat, her ' Y' boat and the Eastbourne D class were all involved in a service to save three...