LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Brightening Village Life
IT has long been the basis of the Institution's appeal for support that there is not a man or woman in these islands—dependent as they are on overseas trade for their prosperity— who does not directly or indirectly benefit by the...
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The S.S. Baron Graham and The S.S. Duero
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. — On the night of the 10th February members of the Civic Guard from Waterford brought news that the s.s.
Baron Graham, of Ardrossan, was in distress about eight miles off the Waterford coast. A...
The Lady Olive
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Shortly before five o'clock in the afternoon of the 22nd of August, 1948, the coast- guard telephoned that a yacht was off Hove, with a strong on-shore breeze blowing from the south-west, and a rough sea. The...
Korab II
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 4.55 in the afternoon of the 10th of October, 1949, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned a message from the Cross Sand lightvessel that a motor fishing vessel had broken tlown about a mile to the...
Fishing Cobles
Newbiggin, and Blyth, Northumberland.— About half past ten in the morning, on the 9th of November, 1949, it was decided to launch the Newbiggin life- boat as several local fishing cobles were out and" a strong south-south-easterly...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, and Blyth, Northumberland.— About half past ten in the morning, on the 9th of November, 1949, it was decided to launch the Newbiggin life- boat as several local fishing cobles were out and" a strong south-south-easterly...
Rescue By a Converted Life-Boat
Ox the 15th of December, 1950, Mr.
W. A. Haines, of Burnham Overy, near Wells, on the Norfolk coast, was out musselling in the Wash, with another man, in a converted life-boat. The wind was blowing hard, with squalls of...
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Myhaven
TOW FOR YACHT AFTER FUEL PIPE CLEARED Arbroath, Angus. At 5.20 on the evening of the 5th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor yacht Myhaven had broken down with engine trouble three miles north of the...
Pacheco
TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 7.45 p.m. on i3th October, 1963, the gardai told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen off Bray Head. As the information was not definite the honorary secretary rang various...
An Inflatable dinghy
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 2.45 on the morning of the 7th of January, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Black- pool life-boat was searching for three youths who had drifted out to sea in an...