LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Cape Coast
Twenty rescued CAPE COAST, a 2,650 ton Panamanian cargo vessel, broadcast on Channel 16 VHP at 0327 on Wednesday January 10 that she was in distress and taking water in her engine room; she was 2.2 miles from Nab Tower on a bearing of...
Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur
Fishing boat sinking ROSSLARE HARBOUR OFFICE informed Storeman R. Walshe at 1130 on Thursday December 7, 1978, that a Swedish cargo vessel had relayed a distress signal from a fishing boat sinking off Tuskar Rock. Maroons were fired at 1135,...
The Coastal Steamer Spey
JANUARY 25TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND. The motor life-boat Frederick and Emma was launched at 8.40 A.M. to the help of the coastal steamer Spey, of Newcastle, which had run ashore on the rocks at the north side of Coquet...
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Great Yarmouth and Corleston, Norfolk.
—6th September, 1939. An explosion had been reported in the neighbourhood of the Gorton Light-vessel, but the lifeboat found that the light-vessel itself was all right, and there was...
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PATIENT TO HOSPITAL At 9.30 a.m. on 25th April, 1965, the local doctor requested the use of the lifeboat to take a patient from Kilronan to the mainland. There was a moderate westerly breeze with a choppy sea. It was high water. The patient...
Charlie's Angels
The Wells-Next-The-Sea ladies lifeboat guild held their annual Christmas bazaar last November which proved to be a great success, raising over £800 for Institution funds.
Charlie the lifeboatman, shown left with some... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sea Pegasus
MOTOR LAUNCH TAKEN IN TOW Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 31st July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor launch had broken down and was drifting out to sea a mile east-by-south of Penmon...
Children's Collection at Alnmouth
Lady Elizabeth Percy receiving their purses from Miss Darea Milburn and Lord Geoffrey Percy. On the right of Lord Geoffrey Percy is the Duchess of Northumberland. (See page opposite.). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Blue Tango
Yacht aground HEARING, just after 1700 on Sunday September 13, 1981. that a yacht had grounded on the training bank off Buoy C6. Helmsman Edward Brown telephoned the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station. Almost immediately, as...
Income and Expenditure for 1935
Expenditure.
Life-boats :— £ s. d. £ s. d.
New Life-boats for the following stations :—On account— Aith, Broughty Ferry, Cromer, Gourdon, Hythe, Ilfra- combe, North Sunderland...
Category: Accounts