LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ada Melmore
PORT ISAAC.—On the 20th February, during a heavy gale from N.W., the barque Ada Melmore, of Maryport, was observed at anchor close in upon the rocks, near Port Quin, 4 miles from Port Isaac, with Signals of distress flying. About 9...
Betsy and Meggie
On the morning of the 24th August, the weather being fine, the fishing fleet put to sea, but the S.S.E. wind freshened and caused the sea on the bar to rise, until about 10 A.M., when it had become so heavy that it was considered unsafe...
The Record Breakers:
The record breakers: on Sunday, June 14, 1987, in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Eire, 329 sailing boats formed the shape of a sunflower beating the previous world record of 192 boats to moor alongside one another - a feat since ratified by the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Category: Articles
Two Sailing Dinghies
TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED DINGHY St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 1.17 on the afternoon of the 12th May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two sailing dinghies had capsized in St. Bride's Bay off Nolton and...
Miss Lucy
ESCORT FOR TWO Torbay, Devon. At about 10 p.m. on ist April, 1964, a shipping agent at Exmouth informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel The Duchess had found a catamaran with four people on board 15 miles south-east of Berry...
Julia, of Liverpool
On the night of the 23rd March, during a heavy gale of wind from S. to S.S.E., the barque Julia, of Liverpool, struck on the Brig Hill Bank, in Dundalk Bay. At daylight her signals of distress were seen from the shore, and the Dundalk...
Formosa
At about 9.30 on the evening of the llth January, signals of distress were observed from a large ship ashore, or nearly so, on the main abreast of Walmer Castle. The weather was very bad with a rough sea and a strong S.W. by S. gale. The...
Hephzi-Bah and The John
Amble, Northumberland. — In the morning of the 5th of July, 1948, the local fishing cobles, Hephzi-Bah, and The John, were at sea. At 9.30, although the breeze from the north- north-west was moderate, a rough sea was running, and at...
A Fishing Coble
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 9.15 p.m. on 25th July, 1968, the coastguard reported that a fishing coble was in difficulties three miles from the Tyne look-out. The lifeboat Tynesider was launched at 9.25 in a moderate northerly breeze and...