LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
On the rocks
The 17m fishing vessel Crystal Sea was returning to harbour with a catch at 3am on 22 November when she hit rocks north of Howth Head.
As she sank, her crew of four jumped onto the rocks, where they activated their...
Category: Articles
Silver Gain
Tynemouth, Northumberland. On the 30th of June, 1958, the life-boat crew and helpers had assembled for the usual Monday evening clean-up of the life- boat and gear. The night was foggy with little wind. At 9.45 shouting was heard coming...
H.M.S. Hastings
SEPTEMBER 14TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
An officer of H.M.S. Hastings asked the honorary secretary of the life-boat station if the life-boat could be used to take out thirty seamen, who had been stranded ashore. The warship was...
Pastime
Storm A YACHT IN DISTRESS 23 nautical miles south west of Skerries Lighthouse was reported to the honorary secretary of Holyhead lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1310 on Saturday, September 11, 1976. The bulk carrier Sugar Producer was...
Paperchase
Two saved in harbour drama Faced with the choice of a wait offshore for eight hours in gale force conditions or reaching dry Land quickly by a risky harbour entry, which would you choose? Decision time When a crew of two undertook a maiden...
September
Launches 31 Lives rescued 13 SEPTEMBER 1ST. -
COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 10.20 at night a fisherman returned from trawling and reported that a lobster boat appeared to be in distress near How Strand, to the east of...
Category: Services
From the Antarctic
THE British and Norwegian crews of the whaling ships Southern Em- press and Southern Princess, on their return from their whaling season in the Antarctic, sent the Institution £51 2s. 3d..
Category: Donations
Canoes, Yachts and Rafts
D class lifeboat rescues 36 people from canoes, yacht and raftsCleethorpes' D class inflatable liferaft was involved in three services on one day on 30 July 1989, rescuing no less than 36 people. The first service started as the crew...
Casamance (3)
FEBRUARY 17TH. - HARTLEPOOL, AND SEAHAM, DURHAM, AND REDCAR, AND WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. Shortly after midnight a message came to the Hartlepool honorary secretary’s house from the coastguard that the life-boat was wanted. The honorary secretary...
Exhaust Watertighting
For about 20 early lifeboats which have been fitted with air bags to give them a self-righting capability, there has been the possibility, in the event of a capsize, that water could enter the mast and find its way through the exhaust system...
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