LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marabu
YACHT FOUND DRAGGING ANCHOR IN GALE Dover, Kent. At 9.30 on the evening of the 26th August, 1962, a message was received that the yacht Marabu of the Royal Naval Sailing Association, which was sheltering in Dover harbour, was dragging her...
Fishing Vessels
FIVE FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED IN GALE Whitby, Yorkshire. At 12.50 on the afternoon of the 26th October, 1962, it was decided to launch the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth to stand by local fishing vessels as they entered the harbour, and at...
Doric II
YACHT TOWED TO HARBOUR Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.40 on the morning of the 13th March, 1963, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground on the harbour bar and in need of help. The weather was fine with light airs and a...
None (11)
The Humber, Yorkshire. — 23rd October, 1939. A message had been received that a vessel had been torpedoed, and the explosion had been heard, but nothing could be found and it was assumed that the wrecked vessel's crew had been rescued by...
Peel's Boathouse
Peel's boathouse, of 'familiar 19th century design and construction' currently houses the station's Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat.
It will make way for a completely new building designed for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Ship (2)
MARCH 8 T H . - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
It had been reported that the crew of a bombed ship were taking to their boats, but the life-boat found nothing except an empty ship’s boat. - Rewards, £19 13s..
An Aeroplane (159)
OCTOBER 2lST. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A British aeroplane was reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by wireless as it was learned later that the aeroplane had landed safely. - Rewards, £12 7s....
Finance In 1941.: Expenditure.
Expenditure in 1941 was £279,225. That was £11,505 less than in 1940.
It was £105,150 less than in the last year of peace. The reason is that the building of new life-boats has now almost ceased. Only one new...
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None (15)
APRIL 2 3RD. - BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A small boat had been reported by an aeroplane to be in distress, but it was found to be a false alarm. - Rewards £5 9s.
Top gear
In February 1858, the oar-powered Southwold lifeboat capsized in heavy surf. The 15 crew wearing lifebelts were all saved but records show ‘three unfortunate gentlemen who had … neglected to put on lifebelts, lost their lives’. Technology...
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