LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hesperian
Penlee, Cornwall. At 3.14 on the morning of the 15th of August, 1958, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that the motor fishing vessel Hesperian was ashore west of Lamorna. At 3.40 the lifeboat W and S was launched in a moderate sea,...
Fast Lady
Fast first for Brighton's new Atlantic 21 Brighton - South East Division Brighton's new Atlantic 21 Graham Hillier and Tony Cater found herself on service very promptly after arriving at the station on 21 July.
The...
Marine Marketing
TRANSATLANTIC WITH STREET EXCITEMENT & INSTRUCTION Don Street, author of The Ocean Sailing Yacht' shares his lifetime of sailing experience on video.
More than twice as long as most yachting videos, you can settle...
Category: Advertisement
Oswaldian
SEPT. 25TH. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.
While homeward bound for Grimsby, the steam trawler Oswaldian, laden with Ash and carrying a crew of eleven, ran ashore on the Salt Scar Rocks off Redcar. The weather was hazy with a heavy...
The S.S. Sea Venture
OCT. 20TH. - LERWICK, SHETLANDS.
At 2.10 P.M. a message was received from the senior naval officer that the S.S. Sea Venture, of London, had been sunk by enemy action fifteen to twenty miles east of Flugga, and that the...
Membership News
Deeds of Covenant The sheet of paper which carries your address label for this issue of the journal has advice and guidelines for completing a deed of covenant.
If your address label has the code COV NA, you have already...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Ford Fisher
MAY 24TH. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
At 12.30 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that distress signals were being made on a vessel’s siren. The weather was foggy. There was no wind, but a slight sea. At 12.45 P.M...
An Aeroplane (39)
JULY 1 1TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 6.25 P.M. the coastguard saw a British aeroplane brought down by the enemy off Selsey Bill. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, but there was only a slight sea. The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched...
The American Steamer David L. Swain
JULY 27TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
At 2.41 in the afternoon the St. Ives coastguard reported that a vessel four miles west of the Longships had a case of appendicitis on board in urgent need of attention. There was a light...
None (2)
JANUARY 31ST. - AITH, SHETLANDS.
On the evening of the 30th of January, a doctor reported that a man was seriously ill on the Island of Foula and in urgent need of a doctor. He was a merchant seaman, recently repatriated...