LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailboard
Marooned on dolphin THE DLA of Morecambe lifeboat station was informed by Liverpool Coastguard at 1625 on Sunday October 17, 1982, that a board sailor was in difficulties in Half Moon Bay, near Heysham. Maroons were fired at 1628 and at 1635...
A Dinghy
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—16th August, 1939. A dinghy, with two men on board, had been reported as being carried out to sea by the strong tide.
The motor life-boat put out in charge of Captain Sir Charles Campbell, Bt., in...
(Right) a Salute from An RN Wessex Helicopter
(Right) A salute from an RN Wessex helicopter during a short trip in Holes Bay. photograph (right) by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Boat
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—At8.10 on the morning of the 10th of Septemher, 1953, a life-boatman reported that a local boat was adrift with no one on board north of Newbiggin Point. At 8.30 the life-boat Richard Ashley was launched in a...
Battling in a boiling torrent
Experience and compassion combined when three volunteers faced the toughest test
The call came at 8.19am on Easter Sunday 2012. All that Damien Bolton, Nicola Bradbury and Matthew Main knew was...
Category: Articles
A Canoe
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—27th June.
A canoe containing two men had capsized off Rossall Point. One got ashore, but before help could reach the other he was drowned.—Rewards, £5 Is..
A Yacht
Deep water 'rocks' sink yacht Donaghadee Ireland Division Donaghadee's Arun class lifeboat City of Belfast was called to an unusual incident on 2 July 1988 when a Mayday call was heard from a sinking yacht at...
A Whaler
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 2.39 on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a whaler with a crew of six sea cadets was being carried by the ebb tide on to a lee shore off...
A Vessel
On the 14th January, during a gale of wind from the N.W., a vessel was seen making for Wex- ford Harbour with ensign flying half-mast high. At the entrance of the harbour the vessel missed stays, and her only remain- ing anchor was let go;...