LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (1)
NEWBIGGIN.—At daybreak on the 8th August, the Life-boat W. Hopkinson of Brigliouse was launched in order to be in readiness to assist any fishing boats that might be seeking the shelter of the harbour.
During the night a...
Fairy Maid
During a strong W.S.W. gale and very heavy sea, on 6th March, flares were observed from the Fairy Maid, of Padstow, which was in distress close to the Clipera Rocks. On reaching the vessel the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland found...
Chrissie Jane
Cromarty.—Three boys went out in the fishing yawl Chrissie Jane, of Cromarty, on the 29th August, but found themselves unable to manage the boat, and were carried towards the dangerous King's Sons' Reef. A moderate W.S.W. wind was...
Lady Norton, Mbe Centrallondon
Lady Norton, Mbe Central London. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Major Peter Critchley MBE
Major Peter Critchley MBE - Former Camberley branch Box Secretary and street collection organiser.
Category: Obituaries
A Vessel
ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE.—On the night of the 7th April a vessel was seen to take the ground at the north cheek of Eobin Hood's Bay. There was thick haze at the time, a light wind was blowing from the E.S.E., and a heavy sea was...
Marys
During a moderate S.S.W. gale on the 5th January, a report was received that the fishing-boat Marys, belonging to Ballantrae, which was expected back at Port Patrick by mid-day, had not returned. The weather at the time was threatening and...
Kindly Light
At 9 A.M. on the 9th October the sea was making fast, and one of the fishing boats, the Kindly Light, had not returned from the fishing grounds.
The coastguard stations at Bamburgh, Holy Island and Sea Houses were warned...
Fishing Boats (2)
O 11 the morning of the 3rd November the local fishing fleet was out and was over- taken by bad weather. The sea rose rapidly, and at 9.15 A.M. a whole S.S.E.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea.
As the...
A Rowing Boat (2)
Youghal, and Ballycotton, Co. Cork, and Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—At ten o'clock on the night of the 21st of July, 1954, a woman told the Youghal life- boat coxswain that her husband and another man had put out from Youghal on...