LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat
The Life- boat Henry, stationed at this place, per- formed her first errand of mercy on the 28th June. It appears that a boat for the use of the packet agent there had been brought over in tow of the Ilfra- combe steamer, and was cast off,...
Buxey
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — At 2.59 in the afternoon, on the 23rd of March, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that H.M. Customs at Brightlingsea had reported a yacht apparently in diffi- culties and dragging her anchor off Colne Point. At 3.0 the...
Cachalot and Wombat and Mako
Two calls ON THE MORNING of Friday August 13, 1982, a message came at 1148 from Thames Coastguard informing Aideburgh lifeboat station of a fishing vessel, Cachalot, which had broken down; she was anchored between Orfordness and Weir Point...
The S.S Hawkwood (1)
GOLD MEDAL SERVICE AT HARTLEPOOL JANUARY 26TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE. At 6.55 in the morning word came from the coastguard that he had seen rockets from a vessel off Seaton Carew. The life-boat was called out at once...
Penlee Life-Boat Approaches French Crabber
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Category: Photographs
A Sailboard
Enjoyable sail turns into near disaster Windsurfer Christopher Long was out enjoying a brisk sail last September when gear failure disabled his board and he spent three hours in the water. When Eastbourne's inshore lifeboat picked him up...
A Small Boat
Swanage, Dorset.—On the morning of the 13th July a visitor set out from Boscombe in a small boat with theobject of rowing to Swanage. He had no knowledge of the tides and got into difficulties. At 3.20 P.M. he was seen by the Swanage...
33Ft Brede Class
A 33FT BREDE class lifeboat, 33-02, is now at Oban undergoing station evaluation trials.
The Brede is a new type of lifeboat based on a commercial GRP hull. As a result of initial development work her wheelhouse has been...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats In October, November and December, 1956. Lives Rescued 72
OCTOBER DURING October life-boats were launched on service 56 times and rescued 37 lives.
TWO YACHTS ESCORTED TO MEVAGISSEY Fowey, Cornwall.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 1st of October, 1956, the Polruan...
Category: Services