LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
C. Percy Cavell, of Walmer
The motor mechanic, who has won the bronze medal and has twice been awarded the Institution's thanks on vellum.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
None (1)
When it was learnt that a man had fallen over the cliffs at Sarclet Head on 2nd July, the Wick, Caithness, life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 10 p.m.
On reaching Sarclet Head the body of the man could be seen in...
A Skiff
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 5.30 p.m. on i8th August, 1964, the bowman told the honorary secretary that a skiff was in a dangerous position in broken water near Hayle Bar. At 5.32 the inshore rescue boat launched in a fresh westerly breeze and...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At 1.50 p.m. on 3Oth August, 1965, the police at Portmadoc told the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy in difficulties at Portmadoc estuary was being swept out to sea on the ebb tide. The coastguard...
Eronwin
YACHT TOWED IN At 6.50 p.m. on 28th September, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the life-boat was requested to take over from the Trinity House vessel Ready the towing of the yacht Eronwin. The life-boat Kathleen...
Hover history
The one occasion on which the Vancouver hovercraft was seriously damaged happened during a search along the shore. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
From Baby Goldfish
The Institution has had a gift of $/- which came with the message: "from the sale of a few baby goldfish".
Category: Articles
Eagle of Sunderland
On the night of the 16th September, 1859, the brig Eagle, of Sunderland, anchored in a leaky state off Bridlington Quay, the wind blowing a heavy gale from the eastward. Finding the water fast gaining on them, the master was compelled to...
Eleanor, of Quebec
On the night of the 8th December, when blowing heavily at W.N.W., the Life-boat made two trips to the barque Eleanor, of Quebec, then ashore on the Cardiff Sands.
The first time the boat started from the shore at 10 P.M.,...
Fishing Boats
On the evening of the 20th December a heavy W.N.W.
gale suddenly sprang up, overtaking several of the sprat fishing-boats whilst at sea. All the boats managed to reach the shore in safety with the exception of one, and when...