LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Proba
The schooner Proba, of Dartmouth, whilst bound to Dublin with a cargo of malt, stranded on the 21st January not far from the Life-boat house, and in re- sponse to the signal which she made shortly before stranding, the Life-boat Oldham...
A Dinghy (3)
Mcelfre, Anglesey.—At 11.15 on the morning of the 14th of August, 1957, a dinghy three miles north-east of Moryn Point, Dulas, was seen drifting out to sea. Five minutes later the life-boat Watkin Williams was launch- ed. There was a rough...
A Trawler
Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, and Aberdeen.—2nd January. A trawler wrecked and crew of nine lost before her plight was known.—Rewards, Stonehaven, £17 Is. 6d., Aberdeen, £6 17s. 6d..
Fast from a Carriage the Fast Carriage Lifeboat Takes Shape
The experimental prototype of a new design of 38ft lifeboat which is fast, yet capable of launching from a carriage, is now under construction and will begin trials in the spring. Edward Wake-Walker examines her development.THE RNLI HAS A...
Category: Articles
Dutch Honour for the Fishguard Crew
IT is with much pleasure that we record that the Netherlands Government have shown their appreciation of the service of the Fishguard Motor Life-boat in saving seven lives from the Dutch motor schooner Hermina, on the 3rd December, 1920, by...
Category: Awards
Here and There
Like father, like son A remarkable and honourable tradition is being carried on in the Keay family of Grayburn, near Invergowrie.
Captain T. A. Colin Keay is a member of the Committee of Management and chairman of Dundee...
Category: Articles
A Doddle for a Toddler
Three-year-old James Graham during the moneyraising swim organised by the Tamworth Ladies' Lifeboat Guild. - View image in PDF
(Photo courtesy Tamworth Herald). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Taxi
Two saved from taxi stranded on causeway West Mersea South East Division West Mersea's Atlantic 21 lifeboat carried out a somewhat unusual rescue on 26 January when she was called to a taxi stranded on the causeway to a nearby island.<...
A Ketch
Weymouth, Dorset 1st January. A ketch had been in difficulties, but was taken in tow by another boat.— Rewards, £19 15s. Qd..
A Canoe
Abcrsoch, Caernarvonshire. At 4.35 p.m. on 15th June, 1965, the acting honorary secretary was informed that a canoe had capsized 500 yards south-east of Benor Head. At 4.40 the inshore rescue boat launched in a strong south-westerly breeze...