LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Boat
THE COASTGUARD informed New Quay honorary secretary at 1740 on July 30, 1974, that a small motor boat had been seen drifting towards the rocks about half a mile north of Trwyn-Croi, some four miles south of the station. Three minutes later...
A Sailing Boat
HELICOPTER RESCUE FROM SAILING BOAT Holyhead, Anglesey. At 6.55 on the evening of the 1st June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two people were clinging to an overturned sailing boat three miles north-east of the...
Fishing Boats
BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE.—A fleet of twenty yawls, engaged in flounder fishing in St. Andrew's Bay, left Broughty Ferry between seven and eight o'clock on the morning of the 4th March, the weather being fine with a moderate breeze from...
the Coxswain With His Crew All of Whom Were Awarded the Bronze Medal for Their Part In the Service to Revi: Crew Member Dennis Bailey Jnr Crew Member Peter
. . . the coxswain with his crew, all of whom were awarded the bronze medal for their part in the service to Revi: Crew Member Dennis Bailey, Jnr, Crew Member Peter Jordan, Motor Mechanic Bill Sayers, Superintendent Coxswain Bevan, Second... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Emperor
PORTHDINLLAEN.—The schooner Emperor, of Beaumaris, bound from Cork for Port Dinorwic, in ballast, showed a signal of distress while lying at anchor in the bay during a strong N.E. wind, and a heavy sea, on the 2nd November. The Life-boat,...
Sharon (1)
Minehead, Somerset, and Life-boat 70-001 at Clovelly-At 12.50 a.m. on 24th September, 1967, it was learnt that a youth had taken out a yacht which was now drifting out to sea. The life-boat B.H.M.H. was launched at 1.12 in a light variable...
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Weymouth lifeboat craw were conducting a man overboard exercise on Sunday 19 May 2002 when an unexpected guest came along to land a helping flipper.
Randy the dolphin is a popular local celebrity in the area and appeared...
Albatross
On the 9th November, while this Lifeboat was on her way to London, another boat-having been placed on the station in her stead, she was signalled by the Tongue light vessel, and was informed that they had on board the crew of the wrecked...
A Sea-plane (1)
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, and St.
Helier, Jersey.—12th January, 1938. A sea-plane had been seen flying very low, and it was feared that she had come down in the sea, but nothing could be found. The search was made by the St...
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 2.26 a.m. on i8th August, 1966, two girls, who had set out to walk from Sandown to Bembridge along the shore, were reported missing. There was a calm sea. It was just after high water. The life-boat Jesse Lumb...