LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailing Dinghy
Capsize AFTER CAPSIZING several times offLligwy Beach on Sunday, July 18, the crew of a sailing dinghy were finally unable to right their boat and were drifting seawards.
HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of...
Minnie Coles
On Sunday morning, the 12th November, the schooner Minnie Coles, of Chester, with a cargo of coal from Kuncorn, arrived off Arklow harbour, and was compelled, owing to the heavy seas, to anchor about a mile outside. During the after- noon an...
SERVICES: Exhausting Cliff Service
THK Barmouth, Merionethshire, IRB on 21st June, 1971, was requested to help in evacuating a badly injured woman who had fallen down cliff's at Friog. In view of the prevailing weather conditions the life-boat was ordered to be launched...
Category: Services
Tonsidor
Ramsgate, Kent. At 6.34 on the evening of the 3rd of June, 1958, the east pier watchman reported that a cabin cruiser was aground on Brake Sands near No. 3 buoy and needed help. At 6.42 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a...
The Best Essay
By DENIS BUTLER (aged 14J), of Stamshaw Boys' School, Stamshaw, Portsmouth.
Why I admire the Life-boatman.
WHEN we consider the higher qualities with which men are endowed, we find that we admire...
Category: Articles
(Below) If a Tow Line Is Put Aboard It Will Be Longer Than You Might Expect -
(Below) If a tow line is put aboard it will be longer than you might expect - Frank Smith of Salcombe never uses less than 120 metres, and if there's any sea it could be 200 metres longer than that.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Willowpool (1)
DEC. 10TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK, CAISTER, NORFOLK, AND LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 8.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that the steamer Willowpool, of Hartlepool,was sending out S.O.S. signals fourteen miles...
Coxswain C. A. Johnson
Four coxswains whose outstanding acts of gallantry were recognised by the award of medals died during the past year. Among them was the holder of an exceptional number of medals, COXSWAIN CHARLES AMBROSE (JOE) JOHNSON, who joined the crew of...
Category: Obituaries
A Small Boat (1)
Walmer, Kent.—At 2.20 P.M. on 19th August, the Deal coastguard telephoned that East Goodwin light-vessel had reported a small boat, about one mile E.S.E. of the light-vessel, in urgent need of help. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with...
Ann
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 3()th of September, 1956, the coastguard reported that the yacht Ann, of Rhyl, was in difficulties with engine trouble one mile and a half north of Rhyl pier. At 12.50 the life-boat...