LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Albion, of Teignmouth and Emma, of Barrow
— On the 20th February, the schooners Albion, of Teignmouth, and Emma, of Barrow, an- chored in Fishguard Bay. Being strangers, the vessels came to anchor rather too far out in the bay, and the wind having suddenly shifted to the N.N.E., and...
Lerwick
Invited to the 80th general conference of the Norwegian Life-boat Society was Mr. Frank Garriock, Norwegian Consul in Lerwick. The Norwegian Society has 33 boat stations—32 in Norway and one at Lerwick, Shetland....
Category: Meetings
Marijon
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. At 10.10 on the night of the 4th of September, 1959, the coxswain received a message from Abersoch that a 14-feet motor boat with three men on board was overdue. The boat had last been seen at six o'clock off...
Complete diamonds
Volunteers Ian and Sue Bell have rather an unusual role with the RNLI – and have raised over £47,000 towards saving lives at sea
This active retired couple take care of the diverse range...
Category: Articles
The Newhaven Lifeboat Was Also Involved In the Rescue Caught In the Dramatic Photograph (Left)
The Newhaven lifeboat was also involved in the rescue caught in the dramatic photograph (left) from the harbour wall on 24 July, 1988.
A swimmer, visible under the lifeboat's starboard bow, is being hauled from the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Souris
YACHT AGROUND At 4.55 p.m. on 3rd April, 1966, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had been reported to be aground on the Pye Sands, about half a mile outside the mouth of the river. The honorary secretary then telephoned...
Naiad, of Colchester
On the night of the 30th December, signals of distress were seen burning from a vessel off this place.
The wind was blowing fresh from the East, and a heavy sea running. The Parsee life- boat put off and assisted, after ten...
The S.S. Hubert
14th October. During a whole N.W.-gale, with a very heavy sea, an S O S was received from the s.s. Hubert, which was being towed to Troon to be broken up. The life-boat put out at 11.5 P.M., and searched unsuccessfully until 2...
Sarah Ellen, of Liverpool
ABERYSTWYTH.—Just before dark on the 20th February, while it was blowing a hard gale from the N.W., the schooner Sarah Ellen, of Liverpool, bound from Plymouth to Belfast, was seen driving before the storm, with sails blown away, towards the...
Lifeboat in the making
Tower and Chiswick Lifeboat Stations are consistently among the busiest in the RNLI. Their E class lifeboats are among the fastest in the fleet, with a top speed of almost 40 knots, and are powered by waterjets for extra manoeuvrability in...
Category: Articles