LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
St. Stephen (1)
THREE LIFE-BOATS TO A TRAWLER'S HELP Peterhead, and Fraserburgh, Aberdeen- shire, and Buckie, Banffshire.—At 3.5 in the afternoon of Jaimavy 6th, 1947, the coastguard telephoned to the Peterhead life-boat that the steam trawler St....
St. Colman, of Arklow
NOVEMBER 19TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. At 7.25 at night a message was received that a motor trawler had broken down off west pier head. A moderate southeasterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Dunleary II...
St Patrick, of Bangor
On the 26th January the smack St. Patrick, of Bangor, was observed flying signals of distress at anchor in Red Wharf Bay, the wind blowing a gale from S.S.W. The life-boat at Moelfre was immediately launched to her aid, and found that she...
Spectacular, of St Malo
The Dr. JTatton, the Institution's boat stationed near New Eomney, was launched soon after noon on the 25th October, and proceeded through a very heavy sea and strong breeze to the assistance of a ketch embayed off Dym- ehurcb. with a...
St Abbs closure
The RNLI closed its inshore lifeboat station at St Abbs in Berwickshire in September, following an earlier announcement of changes to four stations in the north east of England and the Scottish Borders.
An extensive review...
Category: Articles
St Lawrence of Liverpool
On the 20th September in- telligence was brought to Southport that a vessel was on shore on the Salthouse Bank,at the entrance to the River Ribble. The life- boat was at once launched, and in 2i hours reached the wreck, which was found to be...
St. David's Coxswain.
Coxswain William Watts Williams at the Annual Meeting. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Focus on . . . St. Abbs
St. Abbs life-boat station still holds the record for the longest service by one of the Institution's life-boats. This was achieved by the previous life-boat W. Ross Macanhur of Glasgow when she stood by the Swiss cargo ship Nyon for 11...
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The S.S. St. Ninian
JULY 16TH . - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 4.15 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel had gone ashore at North Head. A light N.E. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea, and there was a thick fog....
St. Agnes No. 7.
REFLOATING A TRAWLER Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At 6.30 in the evening of the 12th of December, 1947, the coastguard reported that a vessel was aground off the north end of the promenade, but was not making . signals of distress. A light...