LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Fishing Cobles
About 9 P.M.
on the 28th June the N.E. wind con- siderably freshened and gradually in- creased until about 11 P.M., when it was considered that the fishing cobles which were still at sea, were in danger. The No. 1 Life-boat...
Fishing Boats
About 6 A.M. on the 22nd January the wind suddenly veered to S.E., and increased to a gale, causing the sea to rise rapidly, so much so, that some of the fishing fleet which had gone off to the fishing grounds the previous evening were...
Awards to Honorary Workers
Thanks of the Institution on Vellum The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum has been awarded to the following honorary secretaries of life-boat stations on their retirement: MR. G. N. CRAIGHEAD, M.B.E., of Peter- head. (Also...
Category: Awards
By Courtesy of Francois Martin and League of Red Cross Societies (1)
by courtesy of Francois Martin and League of Red Cross Societies. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Port Isaac Irb Standing By As the Crew Attempt to Right Their Dinghy.
The Port Isaac IRB standing by as the crew attempt to right their dinghy.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Welcome
As I write, RNLI people have been attending and preparing for national and regional award ceremonies – events that celebrate the outstanding achievements of our volunteers, fundraisers and...
Category: Articles
Peter Leigh
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At i a.m. on 3ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the m.v. Peter Leigh had broken down two and a half miles east of Morecambe Bay lightvessel.
The life-boat City of...
A Fishing Coble
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the 29th January a gale from N.N.W. sprung up, accompanied by a rough sea, and the cobles which had gone out fishing returned home. One of the boats, however, had not come in, and as it was evident she would encounter...
Sincere (2)
Search for missing vessel locates wreck A total of 21 boats, including the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby lifeboats, took part in the search for the fishing vessel Sincere with two persons on board, when it failed to return to harbour on 28...
Notes of the Quarter
THE life-boat service can look back with both satisfaction and gratitude on the year 1963 as a whole. Life-boats saved no fewer than 354 lives; the new inshore rescue boats saved 10 lives, and 224 lives were saved by shore- boats in services...
Category: Articles