LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Wexfordian
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On the afternoon of the 8th March it was learned that the s.s. Wexfordian, of Wexford, which had been aground on South Dogger Bank since the 29th February, was in need of help. A strong N.E. by E. breeze was...
Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: JANUARY 1995 Les Abbot, chairman of Long Eaton branch from 1980 until his death. He was awarded a Silver badge in 1991.
FEBRUARY 1995 David Calvin-Thomas MBE, chairman of...
Category: Obituaries
The S.S. Dryburgh
Nov. 11TH. - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 6.49 A.M..
a message was received at the Humber lifeboat station from the Spurn Head Royal Naval Shore Signal Station that a vessel one and a half miles south-west...
Breadwinner
Hastings, Sussex, and Dungeness, Kent. At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 13th of February, 1959, the honorary secretary at Hastings telephoned the coxswain of the Dungeness life-boat to ask if any of the local boats had seen the fishing boat...
Cobles North Star, Chrystalite, Sceptre, Evelyn Margaret, Thankful, Premier
J ANUARY 2 9 T H . - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. During the morning nine local fishing vessels were out and as a strong easterly wind had got up, with a rough sea, the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 10.30 A.M. She escorted the...
Life-Boat Calendar and Christmas Card
THE Institution is again issuing a life- boat calendar for the New Year and a life-boat Christmas card.
The calendar has on it a reproduction in colours of a picture by Mr. Charles Dixon, R.I., of the rescue by the Cromer...
Category: Advertisement
Cover Picture
Just seconds after launching, the crew of Shoreham Harbour lifeboat, the 42ft Watson Dorothy and Philip Constant, raise the radar scanner anil radio aerials which are folded back while the boat is in her boathouse.
Dorothy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tijl Uilenspiegel (1)
Six lifeboats in search for missing Belgian trawler The new Tyne class lifeboat at Douglas, Isle of Man, had a testing time during her first service, in a search for a missing Belgian trawler which lasted for 11 hours in Force 7 winds and...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BROADSTAIRS, KENT. — The boatmen at Broadstairs having some time since requested the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to place one of its self-righting life-boats on that station, and it being considered that such a boat might be useful, in...
Category: Articles
Eminent
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 8.37 on the evening of the 16th of November, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red distress flares had been seen north-east of Crowlin Islands. There was a strong south-westerly wind with...