LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Speed Boat
SPEED BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 2.28 on the afternoon of the 26th May, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flashing light had been seen north-east of Orlock Head. The life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly put...
Rnli Shoreline
How even a non-swimmer can save someone from drowning Join Shoreline now. Why Shoreline ? Last year the RNLI saved * over 1,750 lives. This year we expect to save even more. In order to maintain the service we need £ n every...
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A Raft (1)
FEBRUARY 11TH. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.
The Belgian steamer Persier, of Antwerp, had been sunk by enemy action four miles north of the Eddystone, but the life-boat was re-called by wireless by the naval authorities. In the early...
Aberdeen supports Cowes
Aberdeen Asset Management is supporting the Cowes Lifeboat Station appeal, which is raising funds to establish a new site four minutes closer to Solent – the stretch of water between the south coast of England and the Isle of Wight. Aberdeen...
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Kestrel
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 1.30 P.M.
on the 2nd October, 1938, a small boat near the edge of the Burbo Bank in the Rock Channel was seen to be flying a distress signal. A fresh, squally west breeze was blowing, with a...
Auld Reekie
This Life-boat again did excellent ser- vice on the 21st October. Soon after dark on that day the schooner Auld 'Reekie, bound from Middlesborough to Barcelona with pitch, got ashore on the North Gare, at the entrance of the Biver Tees....
The S.S. Esbo (1)
Barrow, Lancashire ; Maryport, Cumberland; Ramsey, and Douglas, Isle of Man, October 19th.—On the 18th October the s.s. Esbo, of Helsingfors, left Preston in ballast for Finland. Bad weather was encountered, and the Esbo got into...
Life-Boat Crossword—4
LIFE-BOAT CROSSWORD—4 0 The winners of the April crossword were: 1st prize (£1), Dr. J. J. Drever, Brunton Place, Edinburgh, 2nd prize (£1), Mr. R. W. McLaren, Grange Park, Woodland Avenue, Cramleigh, Surrey; 3rd prize (£1),...
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Suandra
Fire HM COASTGUARD INFORMED the honorary secretary of Cardigan ILB station at 1224 on Wednesday, June 16, that a vessel was on fire four miles north of Cardigan Head. There was moderate visibility and a light westerly...
A Dinghy (1)
The Lizard—Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 1.47 p.m. on 16th April, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a skin diver was in difficulties off the Lizard outer rocks and was drifting away from his dinghy.
The...