LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mayflower
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 8.26 on the morning of the 24th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a man at Whitburn had reported a fishing coble flying a distress signal two and a half miles off Whitburn.
At nine...
Zeebrugge 476
SEARCH FOR SEAMAN At 2 p.m. on loth June, 1964, the coastguard asked 'the honorary secretary if the life-boat would launch to search for a seaman who was missing from the Belgian trawler Zeebrugge 476 which had sunk at 9.20 a.m. two...
Gerlinde
LAUNCHED IN MIST At i p.m. on 2yth May, 1964, the coastguard told the mechanic that a report had been received that a large vessel had gone aground west of the harbour entrance.
Visibility was very bad because of mist, it...
Orlando
DISMASTED CRAFT Minehead, Somerset. At 12.50 p.m.
on i2th June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a catamaran had been dismasted four miles off the Foreland.
At i.20 the life-boat Sarah...
Fidra
CRUISER ADRIFT Selsey, Sussex. At 2.5 p.m. on I4th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a German vessel had given fuel, and a course for Portsmouth, to the crew of the motor cruiser Fidra twenty-one miles south of...
William and Martha (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire - At 8.50 a.m. on 24th May, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a heavy swell was building up on the bar and that at least one of the smaller cobles was at sea.
The life-boat Mary Ann...
A Launch
POOR VISIBILITY At 2.15 p.m. on 25th May, 1966, a man informed the motor mechanic that he had seen a launch which seemed to be drifting about three miles south west of Mallaig.
The motor mechanic, together with the honorary...
A turn for the worse
Three anglers were about a mile out to sea in a 5m pleasureboat in Hartlepool Bay on Sunday 21 September. With their fishing rods poised for a bite, they were hoping for a good catch.
But their mood changed when the wind...
Category: Articles
Launch of the Worthing Life-Boat for Testing the Use of Oil In a Rough Sea
LAUNCH OF THE WORTHING LIFE-BOAT FOR TESTING THE USE OF OIL IN A ROUGH SEA.
It will be remembered that oil was used with great effect in the service to the "Rohilla" in November, ... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs V Gambles Honorary Secretary of Bridlington Ladies' Guild Helps J Ward Hold Both the Monster Easter Egg He Gave to the Guild to Raffle and the Resultant £80 Cheque
Mrs V. Gambles, honorary secretary of Bridlington ladies' guild, helps J. Ward hold both the monster Easter egg he gave to the guild to raffle and the resultant £80 cheque.
The winner of the egg gave it to children... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs