LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Raising the roof! ... and the walls, and everything else come to that! This is one way of dealing with a boathouse which is surplus to requirements - in this case at Number.

The terms of the RNLI's lease dictated that... - View image in PDF

THE motor life-boat stationed at Flam- borough last year was named on 28th August.

The Flamborough station was estab- lished in 1871 and has always had two life-boats, is of the light Liverpool type, 35 feet 6 inches by 10...

FLEETWOOD.—On the 29th August, at about 5 A.M., it was reported that a vessel was in distress on Bernard's Wharf, a sandbank situated about 2i miles E.N.E.

of Fleetwood, and the Life-boat Edward Wasey was accordingly...

Barra Island: At 0812 on Saturday July 21, 1984, Barra Island's 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat, Hugh William Viscount Gough, was launched under the command of Coxswain/Mechanic John Macneil, following a MAYDAY from the survey ship Geotek... - View image in PDF

Early on the 13th November a strong S.S.E. gale sprang up, with a very heavy sea. As all the small fishing boats were out, the life-boat coxswain and the coastguard kept watch. All boats came in except the Sonny Boy, and at 7.30 A.M. she was...

TORQUAY.—At 11 A.M. on the 14th October it was reported that the fishing smack Black Cat, of Paignton, was hanging on to her nets, in great danger,' off that place, having been in that positionsince the commencement of the gale, which...

At 8.04 p.m. on 5th June, 1966, it was reported that the cabin cruiser Cheshire Cat was drifting a quarter of a mile south west of the North Goodwin lightvessel.

The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings at...

Guiding Hand on fire north east of Ramsgate.. - View image in PDF