LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Boat Kandee
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.— At 11.5 on the morning of the 15th of July, 1954, the Coast Life-Saving Service reported that a wireless message had been received from the mail steamer Hibernia that a sailing boat had cap- sized off the Kish...
A Motor Boat
Exmouth, Devon. At 10.55 on the night of the 8th of July, 1958, the Beer coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the Seaton police had reported a 14-feet motor boat adrift with engine trouble off the western beach. Her owner had...
Procure and Quest
During the afternoon of the 5th November the sea increased rapidly, and when the motor fishing yawls Procure and Quest, of Banff, inward bound, appeared in the bay, it was breaking very heavily across the harbour bar. A moderate S.S.E....
Contents
/ /•Yfi + zifi'f-o Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth Ill Lifeboat Services.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 Postscript. . .: extracts from an article by Captain Basil Hall, an inspector XLV of lifeboats at the turn of the century 119...
Category: Contents
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Tern
Scarborough, Yorkshire - At 12.5 p.m. on I5th June, 1967, a small boat with two men on board was reported in difficulties in South bay. The life-boat J. G.
Graves of Sheffield was launched at 12.15 in a slight north...
Hammer Blow!
A grand bottle-breaking event was held at the Vaynol Arms Hotel in Abersoch, when the proceeds from six months hard work by the licensee, Andrew Shaw, were counted.
Long after the bottle had been filled interest in the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Fishing Cobles
While the fishing cobles were I out on the 3rd April the S.E. breeze increased and the sea became very heavy. Two cobles nearly foundered i when coming in, and as it was feared that the remainder would come to grief, the Life...
A Motor Fishing Boat (1)
JULY 30TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A motor fishing boat had beenreported in distress, but she made Whitehaven safely. - Rewards, £12 7s..
A Naval Motor Boat (2)
OCTOBER 18TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A naval motor boat had broken down, but the life-boat could not find her and she reached Fishguard unaided. - Rewards, £12 12s..
The Life-Boat
The night was dark and stormy, The waves were rough and high ; A gallant ship was tossing,— Her crew were like to die.
But see! they've launched the life-boat; 'Tis manned by Britons brave, Who risk their life for...
Category: Poetry