LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. On the afternoon of the 5th of June, 1960, the weather deteriorated rapidly. There were thundery showers and the south- westerly wind increased suddenly from force 4 to force 8. A number of small craft...

SEPTEMBER 18TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.

The No. 2 motor life-boat Lucy Lavers was launched at 4.20 P.M. to search for a barrage balloon which was adrift some three miles E. by N. of Aldeburgh. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing...

Appledore, Devon. An account of the service by this life-boat on ist January, 1966, will appear in the next issue of THE LIFE-BOAT..

Special message to Shoreline members from RNLI director, Rear Admiral W. J. Graham: 7 want to thank all those Shoreline members and governors who have responded so promptly to our request to raise their subscription to the level of the new...

DUNGENESS, KENT, AND WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—At 3.30 A.M. on the 19th February, the s.s. Lake Michigan, of Liverpool, collided with a sailing vessel about two miles S.W. of Dungeness.

The steamer, a very large one of 9240 tons...

Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 5.30 P.M.

on the 2nd October the police reported that flares had been shown by a motor boat. A strong S.W. gale was blowing, the sea was rough, and there was a terrific rain storm. The motor...

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—The No. 2 Lifeboat Beauchamp was called out on service on the morning of the 23rd January and was launched at 4.20, signals of distress having been shown on the north part of the Barber Sands. On arriving there the fishing...

Cromer and Sheringham, Norfolk- At 6 p.m. on 30th June, 1968, the honorary secretary of the Cromer lifeboat station was told that a small boat was in difficulties off Sheringham beach. The life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was launched at 6.12....