LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Newhaven: the Greek Mv Georgios of Pireaus Sent Out a 'Mayday'
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... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pisces
YACHT ON THE ROCKS When a small motor yacht grounded on Longnose Ledge off Kent on 19thJuly, 1971, Margate Coastguard reported at 12.34 a.m. that the vessel was seriously damaged and was in danger of sinking. The crew could be heard shouting...
From Golf and Bowling Clubs
DURING 1948, sixty-five golf clubs held competitions in aid of the Life-boat Service and these brought in £278 18s.
That was 25 more clubs than in 1942, and £22 more contributed. Five bowling clubs again held...
Category: Donations
Below: Keryn Van Der Walt and the Pan Alfred Crew.
Below: Keryn van der Walt and the Pan Alfred crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M. Tug Fairplay II
MARCH 2ND. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.
At 11 A.M. it was reported that H.M. Tug Fairplay II had stranded on the West Salt Scar Rock, near Redcar. At 11.45 A.M. the motor life-boat Louisa Polden was launched.
The...
Barrus
MARINE DIVISION Suppliers of OUTBOARD ENGINES to the RNLI INSHORE LIFEBOATS for over 25 years l k f"" R •• r v " ™ v v ™ ™ ™ — f SOUTBOARDS are adapted to meet the stringent and safety performance...
Category: Advertisement
Ferry Saint Malo (1)
Two lifeboats on service as high speed passenger ferry runs on to rocksBoth of Jersey's lifeboats, St Heller's Tyne class Alexander Coutanche and St Catherine's Atlantic rigid inflatable Jessie Eliza, were involved in a service...
A Gallant Service By Five Shetland Fishermen
AT the end of November, 1920, the American three-masted sailing ship Marion Chilcott sailed from Denmark for St. Thomas, West Indies. When she was a few days out she met with very thick weather and strong south-easterly gales. She was driven...
Category: Services
Earnest and Dove
At 9.40 A.M.
on the 21st April it was reported that a shrimp boat was dismasted in the roads and in distress. As it was blowing a moderate gale from S.S.W., with a heavy sea, the No. 1 Life-boat Mark, Lane was launched, and...
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Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 9.25 on the night of the 30th of September, 1953, a woman told the coxswain that a bright light was flashing in the sea three miles north-east of Mallaig, and at 9.40 the life-boat Sir Arthur Rose put to sea....