LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Steamer (17)
MAY 4TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A steamer had been bombed and set on fire about ten miles N.N.W. of St. Davids, but the life-boat was recalled by wireless, as it was learned that another vessel had taken her in tow....
The French Lugger La Maria Francois
At daybreak on the 29th January, the French lugger La Maria Franyois, Le Pere Samson, was observed in a perilous position in St. Austell's Bay, with a flag of distress flying, the wind blowing a gale from S. by W. The Fowey life-boat was...
Escape
HARTLEPOOL.—On the 28th November, at about 1.50 A.M., the ketch Escape, of Goole, was observed making for Hartlepool, and showing signals of distress.
The sea being very high, the No. 3 Lifeboat John Clay Barlow put off and...
Yla Section
THE Fastnet race—famous among yachtsmen the world over for its tough course of over 600 miles from Cowes to round the Fastnet rock off the south-west of Ireland—is contested only by strong and experienced crews. This year there were nearly...
Category: Articles
Income and Expenditure for 1926 (1)
EXPENDITURE.
LIFE-BOATS :—• New Life-boats for the following stations :—On account— Aberdeen, Eastbourne, Longhope, Montrose, New Brighton, Pie! (Barrow), Plymouth, Porthdinllaen, Ramsgate, Southwold, Stromness, Wexfacd,...
Category: Accounts
A Sailing Dinghy
Capsized dinghy A SAILING DINGHY which had capsized against Brighton eastern marina breakwater was reported by the marina security to the deputy launching authority of Brighton lifeboat station at 1758 on Sunday June 19. The station's...
A Dinghy (13)
Hastings, Sussex - At 4.32 p.m. on ist August, 1967, the police informed the honorary secretary that three bathers were in difficulties off Fairlight Cove. The IRB was launched at 4.35 and proceeded to the position indicated where she found...
When Thorn Emi Woking
When Thorn EMI Woking Division held its family day, Mr K. L. Harder showed his working model of a 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat in the hobbies section and collected £14.19 which he donated to Pyrford branch. To that Mr Harder added another... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Ladies' Club's Gifts.
Since 1941 the Ladies' Unity Club, of Boston Manor, Baling, has presented the line-throwing pistol, searchlight and compass for the Aldeburgh No. 2 lifeboat, and the line-throwing pijtols for the life-boats at Sunderland and Newquay,...
Category: Articles
Camelia (1)
Aberystwyth, and New Quay, Cardigan- shire.—At 8.45 on the morning of the 17th of April, 1957, the Outward Bound Sea School's ketch Golden Valley left Aberystwyth for New Quay, towing the fifty-feet fishing boat Cornelia, of New Quay. At...