LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The History of the Blyth and Cambois Lifeboats The History of the Eyemouth Lifeboats by Jeff Morris Published by the author - prices in text Jeff Morris, the Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society continues his self-imposed...

At 4.20 p.m. on loth August, 1966, it was reported that the coble Sea Flower was at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather.

At 4.57 the life-boat Robert and DorothyHardcastle was launched in a south westerly gale and a rough...

FISHING VESSEL ON FIRE Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 3.0 in the afternoon of the 6th of July, 1947, a message was received from the Wyre Lighthouse that a motor fishing vessel, the Wyvern, of Ramsgate, bound for Fleetwood, was making distress...

Escort LAND'S END COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Padstow lifeboat station at 0150 on Thursday October 16, 1980, that the fishing vessel Girl Christian was reported to be in difficulties four miles north of Trevose Head.<...

MARCH 7TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 9.45 P.M.

a message was received from the Gorleston coastguard that the South Knoll Light-vessel had reported a ship on fire two miles N.E.

of the...

The whole loss of lives during the year, as far as has been ascertained, amounts to 1,549.

Of these, 13 were lost in the Embla, wrecked near Blyth in a snow-storrn, on the 7th of January; 290 in the Tayleur, wrecked at...

IT is with the deepest regret that we have to record the death of Lieut.- Augustus Philip Clayton, of Coombe Colonel Sir FitzRoy Augustus Talbot Bank, Kent. He was educated at Clayton, K.C.V.O., which took place i Eton and served in the...

THE Institution is very anxious to form or develop Branches in the following places in the Welsh District and would be very grateful to any readers of The Lifeboat who could help it to do this, either personally or by putting it in touch...