LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Boat, St. Brendon, of Dungarvan
SEPTEMBER 1ST. - HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. At 4.45 in the afternoon the sailing boat, St. Brendon, of Dungarvan, was sailing round the Black Rock in Dungarvan harbour. She had five on board. A north-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea...
February floods
16 February: Somerset As the storms continued in to February, floods caused many to be either trapped inside or to evacuate their homes, as well as suffer a loss of livelihood. In a departure from their usual...
Category: Articles
Tall ships, long weekend
Belfast had its very own RNLI lifeboat station for a long weekend in July when Bangor and Red Bay volunteers provided extra rescue cover for the Tall Ships Race. Around 750,000 visitors poured into the city for the 4-day event and our...
Category: Articles
Mrs Betty Harker
Mrs Betty Harker, member of Stanmore branch for 15 years and organiser of the branch jumble sales and other activities..
Category: Obituaries
Charter
Just after 6 P.M. on the 7th January the coast- guard telephoned that a vessel had stranded about half a mile west of Sewer Mill Cove. The motor life-boat Alfred and Clara Heath found the steam trawler Charter, of Lowestoft, fast aground....
The S.S. Alex Van Opstal
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 7.20 P.M.
* on the 15th September, 1939, the coastguards, telephoned that four boats were adrift near the Shambles Lightship with the crew of a Belgian steamer on board. The weather was fine. The motor...
The Cabin-Cruiser Diana II
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 3.15 in the early morning of the 18th of August, 1952, the Wyke Regis coastguard tele- phoned that a boat was burning red flares off Sandsfoot Castle, Portland, and that the naval authorities were sending a tug. At 3.30...
Andromeda
During a strong breeze from the S.S.E., a thick fog, and a heavy sea, on the 15th March, signal guns were heard in the direction of the Middle Cross Sand Lightship.
The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden was launched at...
Scene Off Torquay on 7Th December, 1959,
Scene off Torquay on 7th December, 1959, when bad weather compelled a tug to keep three barges under tow in order to hold them off the lee shore.
Two of the barges appear close together—the third one, far right, which was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The East Goodwin Lightvessel
On the evening of 12th November, 1961, the East Goodwin lightvessel broke adrift. The Walmer, Dover and Ramsgate life-boats were all called out.
A full account of their services appears on page 200..