LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Radiant Morn
Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 5 o'clock in the evening of the 4th of February, 1949, information Was received that the motor trawler Radiant Morn, of Port Oriel, which had a crew of four, was making distress signals and burn- ing flares,...
The RNLI and us
Mayday, our national fundraising event, really seemed to capture the hearts of RNLI supporters – including some household names. Here’s why they pulled on yellow wellies to show their RNLI support …
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Category: Articles
In Fog Off Chesil Beach
ON the evening of the 2nd of Apfil a strong south-westerly wind was blowing at Weymouth. The sea was rough; there was a heavy driving rain; there were dense banks of fog. At a quarter past six the coastguard telephoned to the honorary...
Category: Services
The Life-Saving Stations of the World
IT is hoped to publish in the next issue of The Li/eboat an article on a " List of Life-saving Stations of the World, with their Equipment and Geographical Positions," issued by the International Hydrographic Bureau at Monaco, in...
Category: Articles
Ranger
FISHING BOAT TOWED THROUGH HEAVY SEAS Howth, Co. Dublin. At 1.13 on the afternoon of the 9th September, 1962, the Baily lighthouse keeper reported that he had received a radio message from Lambay Island that the fishing boat Ranger of...
Dorothy
LINE FIRED TO FISHING BOAT AGROUND Humber, Yorkshire. At 12.56 early on the morning of the 19th July, 1962, the coastguard at Spurn Point informed the coxswain superintendent that red flares had been seen between a mile and two miles east of...
The Institution and the Coronation
Spithead Review FOUH life-boats took part in the Coronation Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty the Queen at Spithead on the 15th of June, 1953. Two of the life-boats were the new Campbeltown and Flamborough boats, City of Glas- gow II and...
Category: Articles
Nugget, of Bideford
On the night of the 31st Dec, last the brigantine tfuggtt, of Bideford, was driven from her anchors, and stranded on the " Doomed " bar, in Padstow harbour, a Heavy westerly gale blowing at the time. The crew, five in number,- took...
Vulfrano
CABIN CRUISER AGROUND Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.40 p.m. on 8th September, 1965, a cabin cruiser was seen by the coastguard to be in difficulties off Warden Point. There was a full gale from the south-west with a rough sea. The life-boat...
The Royal Bank of Scotland Pic
AFFINITY WITH The Royal Bank 7M of Scotland pic DO YOU USE A CREDIT CARD? If you do, or you are considering re-arranging your finances in any way you could be helping directly to fund the RNLI with every transaction you...
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