LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
(Above) Four Scouts One Each from Wales England Scotland and Northern Ireland With the Framed Photograph of the Scout Which They Had Received from Captain
(Above) Four Scouts, one each from Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the framed photograph of The Scout which they had received from Captain Kirk, and (above right) Robert Maiden, son of the coxswain, presents to Her... - View image in PDF
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Teymar (1)
Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...
A French Air Liner
Dover and Dungeness, Kent.—9th May. A French air liner was reported several hours overdue and a prolonged search was made, but, unfortunately, without result. The liner was the F—A M P H and was lost with all the six people on board.—Rewards...
Lizzie, of Newport
The brig Lizzie, of Newport, Monmouthshire, was stranded on the eastern spit of Hayle Bar, during a violent storm from the north, with showers of hail, on the 20th March. The Oxford University life-boat Isis went out, in reply to her signals...
The Converted Ship's Boat St. David
Girvan, Ayrshire.—At 10.45 on the night of the 14th of July, 1952, infor- mation was received from the JBallan- trae coastguard that signals had been reported from a small boat near Lendalfoot, and the life-boat crew were assembled. The...
Notus and Sunshine
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—-A telephone message was received from the coastguard about 1.30 P.M. on the 18th April stating that a vessel was ashore half-a-mile south of the watch-house. In the absence of the Coxswain, the Assistant Coxswain...
A Lighter
Dover, Kent. At 11.30 on the night of the 19th of November, 1959, Lloyd's agent informed the honorary secretary that a lighter had broken adrift from the Dutch tug Titan. At 11.59 the life- boat Southern Africa left her moorings in a...
Storm Vogel
Flooded boat FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE, Was told at 4 p.m. on March 18 that the fishing boat Storm Vogel was in distress and requesting assistance.
The lifeboat Friendly Forester was launched at 4.20. She made for the casualty...
Queen of the Isles
At 11 P.M. on the 14th November signals of distress were shown by the schooner Queen of the Isles, of Carnarvon.
The wind was blowing a whole gale from the N.N.E., and a heavy sea was running.
The George...
Akabahra
FEBRUARY 22ND . - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN. At 2.5 P.M. information was received from the coastguard that a vessel was on fire several miles to the east of Dunbar.
She had been seen by the Observer Corps post on the coast. A...