LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat
FISHING BOAT TOWED THROUGH ROUGH SEA St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 3.57 on the afternoon of the 27th October, 1962, a message was received from Niton radio station that a fishing boat had broken down with engine trouble seven miles west of...
The Barrels Lightvessel
SICK MAN FROM LIGHTVESSEL LANDED Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 7.50 on the morning of the 15th March, 1963, the local agent for the Irish Lights office informed the honorary secretary that one of the crew of the Barrels lightvessel was suffering...
The Sailing Boat Ripple
Torbay, Devon.—At 8.55 on the morn- ing of the 30th of September, 1954, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a small yacht was burning flares south- west of Thatcher Rock. At 9.12, at high tide, the life-boat George Shee put out. The sea...
Peggy
Ex pilot cutter HARTLAND COASTGUARD received a message from the British coaster Candourity at 0255 on Monday September 3, 1979, reporting the sighting of a red flare and a flashing light from a yacht some 13 miles north by east of Trevose...
Going, going, gone
This interesting picture sent in by Mr A. S.C.
Walker, of Albert Walker & Son, of Redcar, Yorkshire, shows the late Mr Stanley Walker selling the old Redcar lifeboat Fifi and Charles by public auction on Redcar beach on... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
Whitby's 44ft Waveney lifeboat The White Rose of Yorkshire climbs a 25ft breaking sea in the approaches to Whitby Harbour. Returning from service in a strong north-northwesterly gale on April 8, 1982, she found conditions too dangerous... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Motor Boat
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 8.50 p.m. on 22nd June, 1967, the Mizen Head lighthouse keeper informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat was broken down close to the Skelligs Rock. The lifeboat Rowland Watts slipped her moorings at 9.10 in...
Qui Vive
Walton and Frinton, Essex - at 10.48 a.m. on 3oth July, 1967, it was learnt that a motor cruiser with engine trouble had made fast to the Kentish Knock lightvessel and that the master of the lightvessel had requested that the lifeboat tow...
Black Jake
Girvan, Ayrshire - At 10.45 P-m- on 5th July, 1967, a message was received that a small motor boat was in difficulties one mile west of the harbour. The lifeboat St. Andrew (Civil Service No. 10)slipped her moorings at n o'clock in a...
How You Are Likely to End Up After Competing In the 'Daft Raft Race' Organised By Shetland Branch of the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club In Lerwick Harbour Crews and Their Craft In Last May's Race Were
How you are likely to end up after competing in the 'Daft Raft Race' organised by Shetland branch of the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club in Lerwick Harbour. Crews and their craft in last May's race were judged for ingenuity, bravery... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs