LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Suzanna D. and Trawler Speranza
Double call-out SHOREHAM COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Newhaven lifeboat at 1634 on Sunday January 22,1984, that a trawler, Suzanna D had broadcast a MAYDAY. She was swamped and sinking two miles south west of Beachy Head and...
Fishing Boats
Arbroath, Angus.—On the afternoon of the 28th of December, 1948, a south- westerly gale was blowing, and at 2.45 the coastguard telephoned that owing to the heavy seas the harbour entrance was dangerous. A number of fishing boats were out,...
Mr. Claude Hart of the Lizard
MR. CLAUDE M. HART, secretary of the station at The Lizard, Cornwall, retired at the end of last September after serving for 39 years. He had then passed his 79th year. He brought to his work for the Life-boat Service a great love of the sea...
Category: Articles
An American Superfortress Aeroplane (3)
Great' Yarmouth and Gorleston, and Caister, Norfolk; and Lowestoft, and Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—About 6.30 in the evening, on the 7th of June, 1950, an American Superfortress aeroplane crashed eight miles north-north-east of Smith's...
Charles Livingstone (2)
SILVER MEDAL SERVICES AT BLACKPOOL AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNES Nov. 26TH. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE; NEW BRIGHTON, AND HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE ; RHYL, FLINTSHIRE. At noon on November 24th the pilot boat Charles Livingstone,...
John Wesley
North Sunderland, Northumberland.—• The weather became very bad about mid-day on the 31st of January, 1948, while the motor fishing boat John Wesley was at the Fame Islands, and the motor life-boat W.R.A. was launched at 1.55 in the...
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'ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING’
I thought you might be interested to know that my painting of the shipping forecast, entitled 'Attention All Shipping', was awarded top prize in a competition run by the British...
Category: Articles
Neco Marine Limited
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Category: Advertisement
Good Show
The RNLI's presence at the 1998 London International Boat Show once again proved to be a great success. Financial income, including sales items, membership recruitment and donations, was up 13% on last year's total - £10,000 was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Scottish Prince
The No. 1 Life-boat Lizzie Porter was called out for service on the 30th May to a trawler, which had stranded on the Goldstone Rock and eventually became a total wreck. Information reached Holy Islaad at about noon that a vessel was ashore,...