LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A French Brig and James Carthy
HOLYHEAD.—On the 23rd November, at about 3.30 A.M., during a very heavy gale, signals of distress were seen in the bay.
The Life-boat Thomas Fielden was immediately launched, and proceeded in tow of a steamer to the...
Rachel and Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 12th of December,1957, the coxswain saw that the weather was deteriorating and asked permission of the honorary secretary to launch the life-boat to escort two fishing cobles still at...
The Search for Edward May
AT 4.45 on the morning of the 8th of September, 1954, Edward May, a 44- year-old steel worker from Scunthorpe, waded into the sea at Cap Gris Nez.
He planned to swim to Dover unes- corted and thereby become the first man to...
Category: Services
A Ship's Boat
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—On the 1st of August, 1955, the life-boat William Gammon—Manchester and District XXX was launched to stand by during a local reg-atta, but at 7.50 in the evening the coastguard reported that four men in a...
Left: Gwenllian and Crew In Training on a Calm, Sunny Day
Left: Gwenllian And Crew In Training On A Calm, Sunny Day. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Sussex IRB Rescues
Two inshore rescue boats stationed on the Sussex coast at Hastings and Brighton carried out difficult rescues on the afternoon of Sunday, 25th June, for which framed letters of thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Captain the...
Category: Services
Snurp VII
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 1.15 early on the morning of the 4th of May, 1957,the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned to say a message had been received that a vessel was ashore in Hoy Sound.
The life-boat Archibald & Alexander M...
Station Profile
Skegness is a holidaymaker's town with tourism being by far the main industry. The winter population of just 15,000 rises to around 170,000 during the summer bringing major traffic problems - which can badly delay the crew on their way...
Category: Articles
La Colina
HELP FOR SICK MAN At 9 p.m. on the same day the port medical officer told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel La Colina would be arriving off Mounts Bay at 11 o'clock, bringing a sick man on board who needed hospital treatment....
Broughty Ferry - Scotland Division
Broughty Ferry's Arun can be seen lying afloat just to the right of centre in the main photograph, with the boathouse on the foreshore at the far right.
The boathouse is now home to the boarding boat and D class... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs