LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Quick action saves life of fellow lifeboatman lost overboard It is particularly difficult for a lifeboat crew to go to the rescue of somebody that they know. It makes it even harder when the casualty is a fellow lifeboatman. The crew of...
Cape Sable
On the 25th June, the steam trawler Cape Sable, of Hull, ran aground in a very dangerous place near Hoy Head, in a dense fog.
She was homeward bound from, the fishing grounds at the Faroes, and carried a crew of twelve. A...
A Sailing Dinghy
Saved boat and three SHOREHAM HARBOUR DLA was informed by HM Coastguard at 1405 on Wednesday July 20, 1977, that a 14' sailing dinghy was half submerged just west of the harbour entrance; one of her crew of three could be seen in the...
Remus
Three saved .from stranded vessel Aservice to a fishing vessel in gale force winds, darkness, shallow water and heavy breaking seas has earned Wells lifeboat station a letter of commendation from the Institution's Chairman.On 17 November...
Blenwatch the Atlantic 21 Rigid Inflatable Lifeboat Donated to the Rnli By Fred Olsen Lines Was Presented to (I) Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston a Deputy Chairman of the Institution By Peter R
Blenwatch, the Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat donated to the RNLI by Fred Olsen Lines, was presented to (I.) Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the Institution, by Peter Robinson, Fred Olsen's passenger director... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The schooner Ullen Myvanwy, of Beaumaris, bound from Runcorn for Ramelton, co. Donegal, with a cargo of salt, anchored in Skerries Roads, off Portrush on the 28th Feb., 1891.
On the 2nd March, a gale...
Category: Services
Schooner Teazer, of Ipswich
During a terrific gale of wind, on the night of the 8th of January, the look-out-man at Stonehouse Point observed signals of distress from Mount Batten. The Prince Consort life- boat was at once launched, and proceeded to the bay. Owing to...
November
Launches 49 Lives rescued 31 NOVEMBER 2ND. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.
At 8.33 in the morning the Hoylake coastguard reported that the naval authorities wanted a life-boat to go out and stand by a vessel high and dry on the...
Category: Services
Two Cobles
The Life-boat Thomas Bewick was launched at 8.15 A.M., on the 19th May, to the assistance of two cobles which had put to sea, and had been overtaken by bad weather and rough sea. The danger flag was hoisted at the mouth of the harbour to...
A Steamer (21)
MARCH 29TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE.
A steamer was reported to have been attacked by enemy aircraft, fifteen miles S.E. of Flamborough Head, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £21 7s. 6d..