LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

TAKING OUT A PILOT Aith, Shetlands.—At 9.30 in the morning of January 10th, 1947, the harbour-master at Lerwick telephoned that Wick Radio had transmitted a 'message from the S.S. Irish Fir, of Dublin, which was storm-bound in...

BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT HASTINGS MARCH 31ST. - HASTINGS , SUSSEX, AND DUNGENESS, KENT.

At 2.15 in the morning a message came from Dover asking the lifeboat to launch to the help of a vessel 3,000 yards to the south of...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — On 22nd April, 1939, the coastguard kept a yacht under observation for some hours. The sea was very heavy, a N.W. gale was blowing, and it was decided to send out help. At 2.25 P.M. the motor lifeboat Edward Z....

THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION VOL. XLI MARCH 1968 No. 423 CONTENTS PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN ..................... 2 NOTES OF THE...

KESSINGLAND,—At about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th May , of Fortsmouth, stranded on the Barnard Sand, in a fresh breeze from the N.E., drizzling rain and a rough sea. The No. 1 Lifeboat jBolton was promptly launched, and...

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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. — At 4.50 in the morning, on the 7th of September, 1950, a fishing boat skipper reported that the motor fishing boat Bezaleel, of Banff, had wirelessed that she had sprung a leak, and needed help. A later message...

A sponsored silence, organised by Skegness ladies' guild, was undertaken by 72 local children and raised £534. The first three prize winners, Michelle Hilton, Emma Ruston and Wendy Balderson, between them raised £68. They were... - View image in PDF