LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Onward
NOVEMBER 5TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. The motor fishing boat Onward, of Rosslare Harbour, had not returned with the rest of the fishing fleet.
A N.E. wind was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy rain, and as the...
Christmas Cards and Calendars
A CHOICE of three different Christmas cards is provided by the Institution's selection of subjects this year, and in addition the usual pocket calendar is available.
The bronze medal service by the Coverack life-boat on...
Category: Advertisement
Sheila Ann
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - At 7.55 p.m. on 26th April, 1966, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a speedboat had capsized one and a half miles east-south-east of Shoreham harbour entrance. The life-boat Dorothy and Philip...
Cramond Isle and Rodull
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 9.3 on the night of the 8th of January, 1949, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the engine of the outward bound Hull trawler Cramond Isle had broken down, that the trawler was leaking badly, and that, although...
People and Places
Malcolm Grant, the winner of the Volvo 440 Li car which was first prize in the RNLI's 60th national lottery owes his thanks to comedian Billy Burden, who drew his winning ticket. The popular comedian, who was curently appearing as Mr...
Category: Articles
Ingrid II and Thelas
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — About 3.45 on the afternoon of the 26th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was flying a distress signal near Holland Point. At 4.15 the life- boat Edward Z. Dresden was...
Below (Top and Centre Pictures) Germany Operates a 'Daughter Boat' System
Below (top and centre pictures). Germany operates a 'daughter boat' system with its large lifeboats. The mother ship is pictured, top, with her daughter boat, Onkel Willi, stowed aft and ready for launching from a ramp at the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Concerto and Martez (1)
Broken rudder THE YACHT Concerto, in difficulties ten miles north of Round Island, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, lifeboat station by Falmouth Coastguard at 1618 on Tuesday June 22, 1982. Maroons...
Bohemian Girl and Prefect
Stromness, Orkney.—At 11.80 P.M. On the 2nd July the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the Wick wireless station had received news of a trawler ashore on North Ronaldshay. There was a thick fog at the time, with a moderate S.E. wind and...
William and Martha (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire - At 8.50 a.m. on 24th May, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a heavy swell was building up on the bar and that at least one of the smaller cobles was at sea.
The life-boat Mary Ann...