LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Naming Ceremonies
SEVEN new life-boats were named dur- ing 1953. Four of these boats are stationed on the English coast, at Bridlington, Ilfracombe, Flamborough and Peel; two are in Scotland, at Campbeltown and St. Abbs; and one is in Wales, at Pwllheli. An...
Category: Inaugurations
The Radio Ship Mi Amigo
Radio ship aground WHILE HER CREW were still on board after returning from a rough weather exercise on Wednesday March 19, Sheerness lifeboat received a VHP call at 1753 from Thames Coastguard telling them that the radio ship Mi Amigo had...
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A Canoeist Brought a Message to Filey Coastguard on August 14 1973 That a Man and Two Children Were Stranded on Rocks North of Filey Brig the Filey Ilb
A canoeist brought a message to Filcy Coastguard on August 14, 1973, that a man and two children were stranded on rocks north of Filey Brig. The Filey ILB was launched at 1905 and within an hour hail taken the three people on hoard (right),... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Noble Rescue
ON Friday night, the 23rd October, 1868, a Government lighter named the Devon, was making her way round the Land's End to a western port. She was strongly built, and a good sea-boat, and could well enough have weathered the hard gale...
Category: Articles
An Air Force Aeroplane
27th September. A Royal Air Force aeroplane had come down in the sea in a fog on the previous day. A search over a wide area revealed noth- ing.—Rewards, Hartlepool, £6 7s. 6d.; Teesmouth, £8 15s..
Gem, of Hull
On the 8th January, during a strong westerly wind and heavy sea, a vessel was seen on shore on Carmarthen Bar with a signal of distress flying from her mast- head. The City of Manchester life-boat was quickly launched ; and, on approach- ing...
Notes of the Quarter
THE loss of the whole crew of the Longhope life-boat made a deep impact on the nation as a whole. It evoked feelings not only of sympathy and grief but also of generosity and a widespread determination to express sympathy in a practical form...
Category: Articles
After Cockpit Well: Fig 4 (Right) Side Decks
After cockpit well: Fig. 3 (left) Beams and, Fig. 4 (right) side decks are fitted. Straight run back of after end of cartings, inboard of side decks, will take sliding wheelhouse doors. All spaces under beams will be filled with shaped,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tony
On the morning of the 25th February the local motor fishing boat Tony put to sea, with the life-boat coxswain and two other men on board. Later in the day the weather turned rough, and the second coxswain made enquiries for the boat. The...