LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Seafarer
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 4 p.m. on 28th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that one of the local fishing fleet—the fishing vessel Seafarer—was in danger of drifting on to the lee shore off Grimishador, about...
The Greek M.V. Georgios
Newhaven: The Greek MV Georgios of Pireaus sent out a 'mayday' signal on the morning of Thursday January 13 reporting a severe list; she was about 14 miles south of Beachy Head. Winds from west north west were gusting up to near gale...
Wild Rocket
Aground in gully THE DUTY ASSISTANT HARBOUR MASTER at St Peter Port, who is a deputy launching authority (DLA) of the lifeboat station, was informed by the Signal Station at 0428 on Tuesday October 11, 1983, that the French yacht Wild Rocket...
Gallantry Among the Rocks
COXSWAIN William Sheader of Scarborough has been awarded the R.N.L.I.'s silver medal for gallantry for a remarkable service in which he had to take the life-boat in among dangerous outcrops of rock with at times only five feet of water...
Category: Services
Maria W.
PILOT TAKEN TO DUTCH VESSEL IN NEAR GALE Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 18th November, 1962, the pilot at Portmadoc rang up the coxswain to say that a coaster had anchored outside the Portmadoc...
Economy
On the 17th of November, 1962, the Seaham life-boat was launched to the help of the fishing vessel Economy and on returning to her station she capsized with the loss of her crew of five and four people whom she had taken off the Economy. A...
Target acquired
Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will find themselves in danger at sea. Now, thanks to the generosity of supporters, the RNLI's new class of lifeboat will be able to get to them quicker, and in harder-to reach...
Category: Articles
Frederick Carel (1)
RAMSGATE and DEAL. — Signals were made by the Goodwin and Gull lightships, during a fresh S.E. gale and a heavy sea, on the morning of the 31st of October.
At the same time a large flare was seen in the direction of the...
Goods on Offer at Burnham-On-Crouch Craft Fair
Goods on offer at Burnham-on-Crouch craft fair.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
News and Views
Top coxswains Bill Cargill, coxswain of Montrose lifeboat and Harold Jones, retired coxswain of Beaumaris lifeboat have been honoured by their local communities for their hard work on behalf of the lifeboat service - Bill has been named 1996...
Category: Articles