LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles
A number of Spittal fishing cobles put to sea early on the morning of the 24th March, when a N.E. wind sprang up, with a very heavy sea run- ning on the bar. It was seen that the small craft would have great difficulty in reaching the...
River Procession of the Sea Services
AT the invitation of the Admiralty, two Life-boats took part in the Commemora- tion on the Thames, on Monday, the 4th August. The Procession Committee having expressed a preference for power- boats rather than for the typical pulling- boats,...
Category: Articles
RNLI FAMILY: THE LIFE OF THE CHARITY
Station to station
Lifeboat superfan Harry Mascall is celebrating an important milestone on his mission to visit every one of the RNLI’s 237 stations. The 8-year-old Storm Force member from Cheshire enjoyed When Connie Richards,...
Category: Articles
(Left) Solent:
(left) Solent: length overall, 48ft 6in; beam 14ft; draught 4ft 6in; displacement 27 tons; maximum speed, over 9 knots; range at full speed, 240 nautical miles. The Solent, introduced in 1969, is a development of the 48ft 6in Oakley and she... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Cyprus-Registered Cargo Vessel Retriever
TWO BOATS AT SEA FOR A TOTAL OF 13 HOURS Escort for listing cargo boat in 70 knot winds Sennen Cove and Clovelly - South West Division Sennen Cove's relief Rother The Davys Family was launched in winds gusting up to 71 knots on 25 March...
Coxswain Mechanic Michael Storey
Coxswain Mechanic Michael Storey of Girvan. Although a relative newcomer to Girvan lifeboat station, Michael Storey is an old hand when it comes to lifeboat services. He joined Humber crew in 1977, serving, with a short break, until 1982.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Eastney Inshore Lifeboat Station's Open Day on May 1 Was a Time for Celebration: During a Crowded Afternoon Sir Alec Rose (Left) President of the Local Appeal Commit
Eastney inshore lifeboat station's Open Day on May 1 was a time for celebration: during a crowded afternoon Sir Alec Rose (left), president of the local appeal committee, handed over to Mrs Georgina Keen, a member of the Committee of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Emulate, Honour, Random Harvest and Green Pastures
TWO LIFE-BOATS ESCORT COBLES Amble, and Newbiggin, Northumberland.
On the morning of the 26th June, 1962, the weather deteriorated rapidly.
A north-north-easterly gale sprang up, and the sea became very...
Sand Runner (1)
LISTING VESSEL Selsey, and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 2.20 a.m. on 5th December, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary at Selsey that Niton radio station had received a distress call from the motor vessel Sand Runner, of Goole....
Wakeful, Success and Provider
PROPELLER FOULED At 4.20 p.m. on 25th November, 1965, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Wakeful had partially fouled her propeller and was returning to harbour from the fishing...