LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Rainton
COURTOWN.—On the 19th November, the Life-boat Alfred and Ernest went off to the assistance of the s.s. Rainton, of Glasgow, which had grounded on the North end of the Glassgorman Bank during squally weather, the wind blowing from the W.N.W....
Swallow
ISLE or WHITHORN.—On the 2nd Octo- ber, the smack Swallow was observed off: Borough Head dismasted, and in danger of being driven on the rocks. The Whithorn Life-boat Charlie Peek put off to her assistance, but before she could get near the...
Ocean Pearl
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1955, it was reported that the fishing boat Ocean Pearl, which had a crew of five, was in difficulties between one and two miles off Holborn Head. At 11.45 the life-boat...
Ex-Coxswain John Watters
EX-COXSWAIN JOHN WAITERS Ex-coxswain John Watters died on 2nd September, 1965, aged 66. He had been coxswain of Fowey life-boat for more than 25 years and was awarded the RNLFs bronze medal for gallantry in 1947 f°r a difficult and...
Category: Obituaries
Lifeboat Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for August, September and October 1997 Aberdeen. Grampian Arun: Aug 8. 16 and Oct 4 D Class: Aug 7, 8, 10,16 and 17 (three times) Aberdovey Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Aug 2. 14. 15.26.
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Category: Services
A Strong Appeal
THE manager of a large works in London has sent the Institution an account of the method which was adopted to carry out the annual life- boat appeal. The largest and strongest man in the works was chosen to make it. In one hand he had the...
Category: Donations
Cargo ship medevac
TENBY | 21 OCTOBER
Tenby lifeboat crew evacuated an injured man from a 135m container ship. One of the ship’s officers had a deep cut to his hand. He’d caught it in a door that slammed shut in heavy...
Category: Articles
The Hebe
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the 24th January, in reply to signals from the Swin Middle Light Ship, the Life-boat Albert Edward put to sea, and proceeding in a 8. direction sighted a dismasted ship—the Hebe, of Frederickstadt—on the east end of the...
Enfant de Bretagne
Aground on rocks AT 0205 ON SUNDAY, February 13, the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, was requested by St Mary's Coastguard to launch to the aid of a French fishing vessel aground on rocks near Bishop Rock Lighthouse...
Venus
Plymouth, Devon.—At5.5 on the morn- ing of the 23rd of March, 1955, the Longroom signal station telephoned that the motor vessel Venus, of Bergen, waiting to embark passengers for Madeira, had wirelessed that she was dragging her anchor in...