LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Steamer Sea Cloud
Hastings, Sussex.—At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 28th of June, 1951, the North Foreland radio station tele- phoned that the American steamer Sea Cloud, seven miles south of the harbour, had reported a man fallen down her hold. She asked for...
THE THREE CORNISHMEN
THE THREE CORNISHMEN THREE men of Polruan, Mr. Lloyd Dunn, Mr. John Curtis and Mr. Anthony Raymond, have all received letters of thanks from the R.N.L.I. for the parts they played in rescuing four survivors when a dinghy capsized on 7th...
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A Drilling Rig
ROUGH SEA FACED IRB SAVE A drilling rig with men aboard off Hunterston was reported in trouble on 10th March. As assistance was required, the honorary secretary instructed the IRB at Largs, Ayrshire, to launch.
She launched...
A Dinghy (1)
PILOT CUTTER'S REPORT At 8.14 p.m. on 4th September, 1964, .the coastguard told the honorary secretary that Nab pilot cutter had reported a dinghy adrift but was unable to help.
It was two hours before high water with...
Holland I
Dutch dredger THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of Troon lifeboat station was told by Clyde Coastguard at 1345 on Friday September 12, 1980, that the Dutch dredger Holland I working off Irvine Harbour was breaking her moorings in severe weather...
The Aberdeen Trawler Ben Barvas
FURTHER AWARD Longhope, Orkneys. On 3rd~4th January, 1964, the Longhope life-boat rescued nine men from the Aberdeen trawler Ben Barvas. For this service, a full account of which appears on page 23, the awards included that of a silver...
Then And Now
tHen AnD noW State of the art When crowds gathered in Dover on 10 July 1930 to see the naming of a new 20m motor lifeboat, they were to witness an historic moment for the RnLi.
named Sir William Hillary after the founder of...
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(Left) Some of the Survivors of Portrush Northern Ireland Raft Race
(Left) Some of the survivors of Portrush, Northern Ire/and, raft race at the finishing line. The race, paddled in cold, blustery weather on May 28 by more than 60 competitors from all over the Province, raised a fine £5,000 for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Magnolia
BARMOUTH, NORTH WALES.-—At 10.25 M. on Sunday, the 14th of February, the Jories-GM Life-boat put off to the assistance of the ship Magnolia, of Yarmouth, N.S., bound from Norfolk, Virginia, for Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton, which had...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
NORTHUMBERLAND. — Oh the morning of the 17th November; while a large number of fishing-boats were out, the wind rose, on the turn of the tide, to a strong gale from S.E. The sea was also very rough. The cobles that were nearest the shore...
Category: Services