LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lapwing
On the 21st May it was reported that a schooner, which proved to be the Lapwing, of Arklow, bound from Dublin for Wexford with a cargo of maize, was at anchor off the bar in a sinking condition, having struck on the Blackwater Bank.
(Top) the Youth Promotion Display Extolls the Virtues of Joining Storm Force
(Top) The Youth Promotion display extolls the virtues of joining Storm Force and becoming involved at school, while (above) the sales stall is as busy as usual.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Portrush Fishing Boat No. 95
FEBRUARY 1ST. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
Just before mid-day the coastguard reported a fishing boat three miles northnorth- east of Ramore Head, lying broadside on to the seas and apparently in...
Erisca
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At eleven o'clock on the night of the 4th of April, 1956, the Needles coastguard rang up to say that a man had reported that a dinghy, in which three people were coming ashore from the yacht Erisca in Totland Bay...
Samsal (1)
Stranded yacht AS DUSK FELL ON Tuesday, October 6, 1987, Liverpool Coastguard MRSC advised New Brighton's station honorary secretary, Captain John Billington, that a small yacht, believed to be the 24ft Samsal, had been observed possibly...
Inland Support
Inland support So far this financial year, land-locked Leominster branch in Herefordshire, has raised over £1,300 from the sale of souvenirs and gifts. Branch members regularly take their wares around shows and fairs, increasing sales... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
UNDER PRESSURE
When a swimmer drew close to a pier at a Dorset beach, lifeguards moved quickly to warn him of the dangers – but they soon found he needed more than advice
The waters off Boscombe beach looked deceptively calm on 5 May....
Category: Articles
A British Aeroplane
MARCH 3RD. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
A British aeroplane had crashed, but two of her crew of four were rescued by a motor torpedo boat. - Rewards, £3 16s..
Principal Event In Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week's Spectacular Programme Last July Was the First National Hang-Kite Flying Championship
Principal event in Lyme Regis lifeboat week's spectacular programme last July was the first national hang-kite flying championship.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M. Submarine Universal (3)
FEBRUARY 4TH - 6TH. - ST. DAVID’S AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE, AND NEW QUAY, AND ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE.
H.M. submarine Universal was on her way to the breaker’s yard. Late on the night of the 3rd of February her...