LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Interwave (1)
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk and Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 8.4 a.m. on 13th March, 1970, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Dutch coaster Interwave was aground on the Cross Sands bank. The Great Yarmouth and...
Collach, of Coll
Mallaig, Inverness-shire - At 5.40 p.m. on 5th September, 1966, a boat was reported to be overdue between Tirea and Coll. The life-boat EMM. Gordon Cubbin left her moorings at 5.50 in a gale force south westerly wind and a rough sea. It was...
Top: Tubes On
Top: Tubes on. the below-deck area is prepared to receive the console.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Photo
Taking training to the lifeboat stations - the Toshiba sponsored mobile training unit.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Canoes
Lymington's Atlantic 21 was called out to the rescue of five Sea Scouts and two Scout Leaders when their canoes got into difficulties in very rough conditions on the Solent on 22 August 1992. Although photographs from the air always...
Padstow Lifeboat Station Celebrates 175 Years of Saving Lives at Sea
Padstow has the second-oldest established lifeboat station in Cornwall. It was set up on 24 January 1827 mainly as a result of the efforts of Commander Williams, chief officer of coastguards. He collected C30 towards the cost of providing a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hostage Drama
Invergordon lifeboat and tug Kingraig stand by the Est to monitor the situation. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Boat
On the 16th April, a fishing-boat was seen approaching the shore with signals of distress flying, her crew finding it impossible to make the land through the heavy surf. The Withemsea life-boat was at once launched to their help, and...
Harriet and Venus
At about 7.35 P.M. on the 28th No- vember, signals from the North Sand Head and Gull Lightships were seen, and the Life-boat and steam-tug proceeded through the Cudd Channel to the North Sand Head. They saw a flare from a vessel on the sand,...
United States Life-Saving Service
AT the close of the year ended the 30th June, 1906, the United States Life-Saving Establishment comprised 278 stations, an increase of one station as compared with the total of the preceding year. All the stations were comprised in thirteen...
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