LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mfv 'southern Scott Stranded on Old Bath's Beach Just to the North East of Peel Harbour Isle of Man In the Early Hours of March 29 Was By Morning Being Driven Further Aground By North West
MFV 'Southern Scott, stranded on Old Bath's Beach just to the north east of Peel Harbour, Isle of Man, in the early hours of March 29, was by morning being driven further aground by north west gale force winds and pounded by heavy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Boats
JAN. 2ND. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
Early in the morning a number of fishing boats went to sea. At about 8.30 A.M. a N.E. gale sprang up and the sea became rough, broken and dangerous between the pier ends and the Rock Buoy. At...
The S.S. City of Melbourne
Nov. 8TH. - WALMER, KENT. At midnight a message was received from the Deal coastguard that a vessel was ashore on the South Goodwins. A strong southerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. At 12.20 A.M. the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin...
Lorne
The schooner Lome, of Arklow, put into Wicklow harbour early in the morning of the 18th March in the height of an E.S.E. gale. The vessel left Garston with a cargo of coal bound for Balli- nacurra, Co. Cork, but when she reached the...
Honouring the Lifesavers
Last year was the Year of the Volunteer and involved a clutch of associated awards in celebration of volunteering. Four awardees were recognised for their commitment to the RNLI: Leesa Espley, Norfolk; John Roberts, East Riding of Yorkshire;...
Category: Awards
A bit of a drama
For the naval historian
The Complete Scrimgeour
– From Dartmouth to Jutland: 1913–16
by Alexander Scrimgeour
Review by Jason Hughes, Inshore Lifeboat Crew Member at RNLI Cowes Released to coincide...
Category: Articles
Success
Coxswain Reeves was called at 9.30 A.M. on the 15th November by one of the Coastguards, who reported that a barge was flying signals of distress, and required assistance. The Life-boat William Begtell was launched and proceeded to the vessel...
Naming Ceremonies
Two naming ceremonies in one day were carried out by H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, on Thursday, 8th July, 1965.
Arriving by a helicopter of the Queen's Flight at Cromer and landing on the playing field of...
Category: Inaugurations
Freesia, of Grimsby
Motor Life-boat.
ON the 1st January the Motor Life-boat at Stromness, in the Orkneys, performed a fine service which illustrates very clearly the value of motor-power. At 9.15 A.M. the news was received at Stromness from...