LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Lona
Margate, Kent.—At 11.2 on the morning of the 2nd of February, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was signalling with flags that she re- quired a boat. At 11.10 the life-boat Lord Southborough, Civil Service No. 1,...
November 22, 1985: the new City of Edinburgh
November 22, 1985: the new City of Edinburgh enters Fraserburgh harbour for the first lime. Capable of 18 knots, she was twice as fast as any previous lifeboat at the station.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cap Palos, of Vancouver
Whitby.
A courageous and arduous service was performed by the crew of the Whitby Motor Life-boat in the early morning of the 15th November, when they went to the rescue of the fivemasted schooner, the Cap Palos, of...
The Motor Fishing Vessels Lead Us, The Golden Hope and Success
LIFE-BOAT STANDS BY AT HARBOUR BAR Whitby, Yorkshire. At 7.45 on the evening of the 2nd March, 1962, the coxswain was in radio communication from his own boat with three local motor fishing vessels, which were at sea in deteriorating weather...
Rescue of Bathers In Distress
TWICE during th? past summer Life- boats have saved the lives of bathers who had got into difficulties. On each occasion the Life-boat was out on other duties and went to the rescue in the nick of time.
On the afternoon...
Category: Services
Edith, of Portrush
NOVEMBER 10TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. At four in the afternoon a small fishing boat was seen to be aground at Ringley Ridge. A moderate north-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable to...
The Institution's Expenditure at a Glance
How each £100 of the Institution's Expenditure was laid out in 1929.
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Category: Accounts
The Lady Olive
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Shortly before five o'clock in the afternoon of the 22nd of August, 1948, the coast- guard telephoned that a yacht was off Hove, with a strong on-shore breeze blowing from the south-west, and a rough sea. The...
Zulu, of Poole
POOLE.—On the 23rd January intelligence was received that the steam-launch Zulu, of Poole, anchored in Studland Bay, was signalling for assistance, and that if the wind freshened she would probably be driven ashore. At 1.15 P.M. the reserve...
Members of the Watchstanding Crew at Work In the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Merchant Vessel Report (Amver) Centre on Governors Island, New York. the Man on the Left Evaluates Voyage
Members of the watchstanding crew at work in the U.S. Coast Guard's automated merchant vessel report (AMVER) centre on Governors Island, New York. The man on the left evaluates voyage information received over the teleprinter, while the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs