LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Italiana, of Nuova Rosa,
MARYPORT.—On the 29th August the barque Italiana, of Nuova Rosa, got ashore on Seaton Point, near Workington, during a fresh breeze at N.W. A boat from the neighbouring coast put off to give assistance, but was capsized, and 3 men on board...
A Sailing Dinghy
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 3.31 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1953, the Foreland coastguard rang up to say that a sailing dinghy had capsized a quarter of a mile from the coast- guard station, and that two boys were clinging to it....
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 58 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 59 COLLAPSE OF AN OIL RIG 63 LAUNCH TO RADIO CAROLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 MEDAL FOR SCOTTISH SKIPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 70 CHRISTMAS CARDS AND...
Category: Articles
United States Life-Boats
IN the June, 1964, number of THE LIFE-BOAT it was stated that a delegation from the United States Coast Guard which visited Europe in 1928 had decided that the Watson cabin life-boat of the R.N.L.I. was the most suitable for their purposes...
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A Converted Ship's Boat Sailfish
Wells, Norfolk.—At 11.3 on the morn- ing of the 5th of June, 1957, the coast- guard telephoned that a boat was in difficulties off Wells. At 11.15 the life-boat Cecil Paine was launched in a rough sea. There was a strong north-north-westerly...
A Boat (2)
Ramsgate, Kent - At 5.47 p.m. on 29th October, 1967, the Deal coast-guard informed the life-boat coxswain that a small boat near the entrance to the river Stour needed help. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 6.5 in...
Minister for the Marine Visits Galway Lifeboat Station
Within three days of his appointment as Minister for The Marine and Natural Resources, Frank Fahey TD (Teachta Dala - Member of the Irish Dail or parliament) paid a courtesy call to Galway lifeboat station to visit the boathouse and view the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Stop Press
Corrections The Spring 2007 centre-spread picture of the rescue team at Tenby included representatives of the local Police, Ambulance, Fire and Coastguard services, though these were omitted from the caption. Sincere apologies to all...
Category: Articles
A Sailing Boat
JUNE 22ND. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE.
Two young men had gone out fishing in a small sailing boat on the previous day, and when they did not return a party searched the coast. A dog which had gone with them returned alone, a...
Driver on the roof
WEST MERSEA | 26 MAY
A van driver was forced to climb onto the roof of his vehicle and await rescue when the tide rose around him. He was trying to drive out to Osea Island, off the Essex coast. ‘The...
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