LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hero, of London
Most admirable service was also per- formed on the morning of the 16th Oct. by the Walmer Life-boat Centurion, as will be seen by the report furnished by the Coxswain of the Life-boat as follows.
He says, " It was...
A Speed Boat
RUNAWAY SPEEDBOAT THE Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, inshore rescue boat had an unusual service on l l th August when 'the Coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a speedboat was going round in circles' about one and a half miles...
Hunter
On the 8th January at 7.15 A.M., the Harbour-master at Ramsgate received a telegram from the coastguard officer at Harwich thus worded: "Large ship ashore on Shipwash: Liverpool tug going out, but got no Life-boat." The Ramsgate...
Ben Aigen
BUCKIE.—At 9 A.M. on the 7th Aug. last a pilot-boat put off to bring the schooner Ben Aigen, coal laden from Sunderland, into the harbour during a strong gale from the N.W. and a rough sea. The pilot boarded the vessel and the boat proceeded...
Progress
At 8 A.M. on : the morning of the 6th October, the j Coastguard reported that a steamer j was ashore under Telscombe Cliffs in i a dangerous position. It was decided j to launch the Life-boat, and she pro- j ceeded to ...
Queen
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—On the afternoon of the 30th August the lightkeeper observed a yacht apparently capsized, with the crew clinging to her side. He at once reported the circumstance to the coxswain of the Life-boat Coard William Squarey, who...
Hilda II, Premier and three Cobles
TOW TAKEN OVER FROM COBLE Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 9.35 on the morning of the 29th March, 1963, the coxswain received a message from the Filey fishermen that the Scarborough keelboat Hyperion had reported by radio-telephone that the...
Yewcroft
Penlee, Cornwall.—At 7.10 on the evening of the 8th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore at Cudden Point. The life-boat Millie Walton, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 7.15.
There...
Le Cateau
Lytham-St Anne's, Lancashire. At 9.55 on the evening of the 4th of October, 1958, the mechanic told the honorary secretary that the owner of the motor yacht Le Cateau of Glasson Dock had rowed ashore to report that his vessel was...
High Seas
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
Valentia - Ireland Division Valentia is the RNLI's westernmost lifeboat station, situated on the rugged coast of Co. Kerry, in south west Ireland. The Severn class...
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