LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The 28Ft Yacht Josse Is Returned to Safe Harbour After Her Ordeal
The 28ft yacht Josse is returned to safe harbour after her ordeal. Photo: Michael Pen. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Venus
FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—At about 3.45 P.M. on the 16th February it was reported that a vessel was ashore on Shell Wharf. The wind was then blowing a fresh gale from the W. and a very heavy cross sea was running. The Life-boat Child of Hale...
Alekton
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 12.32 p.m. on 2nd February, 1969, the coastguard reported that the yacht Alekton, with two people on board, had broken down on the east side of Ryde pier and needed the assistance of the life-boat. At 12.47 the...
Film Winner In Italy
A 24-MiNUTE film on the life-boat service, Part-Time Heroes, won a silver cup presented by the Ministry of Naval Defence when shown this year at a review of maritime docu- mentaries during the Milan Fair.
The film shows a...
Category: Articles
Wells the Crew and Those Who Back Them Up Ashore
Portrait of a lifeboat station WELLS the crew and those who back them up ashore by Campbell MacCallum 1 Coxswain David Cox 2 Second Coxswain Anthony Jordan 3 Offshore lifeboat crew 4 Lt David Case RNVR, station honorary secretary 5 Mrs David... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hunzeborg
Walmer, Kent - At 10.4 a.m. on i3th August, 1966, the honorary secretary heard an S.O.S. call from the Dutch coaster Hunzeborg reporting that she had been in collision with the Greek freighter Diamandis, south of the East Goodwin lightship....
CAR TROUBLE
Stranded in rising water while trying to fetch her dog, Caroline could only call 999 and hope that help would make it in time
‘What could it be?’ That’s always the first thought Silloth lifeboat Crew Member Andrew Stanley...
Category: Articles
Coxswain at the Wheel
Staff Coxswain Sydney Hills at the wheel of the new 44-foot steel life-boat after completion of her trials in December. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lucy and a Speed Boat
Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Poole Lifeboat station was informed by Portland RHQ at 0750 on Tuesday, August 23 that a Dutch warship had reported a 25' yacht, Lucy, with a broken rudder 23 miles south of Anvil...
A Naval Lynx Helicopter
Helicopter tragedy A Naval Lynx helicopter, taking part in a search and rescue operation off Lizard Point in Cornwall, disappeared on 9 December 2004. The search involved various German, French and British Naval vessels and Falmouth lifeboat...