LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dragonfly and Xanadu
Rough conditions for Brighton's Atlantic Ashort but difficult service by Brighton's Atlantic 75 last December has earned two of her crew the Institution's Thanks on Vellum. Prompt action, good seamanship, a brave swim in rough...
Francis of Shields
On the 25th October, the brigantine Francis, of Shields, was totally wrecked, and afterwards sunk on the Cockle Sands during a strong W.N.W. wind, and in a heavy sea. The Mark Lane life-boat went out and brought safely ashore the...
Cachalot and Wombat and Mako
Two calls ON THE MORNING of Friday August 13, 1982, a message came at 1148 from Thames Coastguard informing Aideburgh lifeboat station of a fishing vessel, Cachalot, which had broken down; she was anchored between Orfordness and Weir Point...
Rude awakening
There was an early wake-up call for Tenby lifeboat crew in September when a lone sailor found himself aground amid pounding waves
The lone yachtsman aboard his 7m boat Maridadi had dropped...
Category: Articles
During the London Boat Show Des Sleightholme Editor of Yachting Monthly
During the London Boat Show Des Sleightholme, editor of Yachting Monthly, presented a painting to Coxswain Mike Scales (r) of St Peter Port lifeboat, Guernsey. The painting, which is by Laurence Baglev, standing on the left, is of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
People and Places
Around and about the RNLI A swarm of Flying Bs The names of the prize winners in the 49th national lottery were pulled from the drum at the Poole headquarters on 30 April by members of the Bentley Drivers' Club.
The...
Category: Articles
May Lily
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 8.50 on the morning of the 28th of May, 1953, a retired fisherman told the life-boat coxswain that he had heard on his wireless set a message from the fishing boat May Lily, of liridlington, which had broken down...
The Ex-Norwegian Fishing Vessel H13AF
MARCH 14TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
The ex-Norwegian fishing vessel H.13A.F., with a naval crew on board, appeared to be out of control, and her crew were waving a white sheet, but she was got under control again and went...
Mrs. R. Buchan, Wife of Coxswain R. Buchan, of the Humber Life-Boat, Reading a Letter of Commendation from the Lord Mayor of Hull
Mrs R Buchan Wife of Coxswain R Buchan of the Humber Life-Boat Reading A Letter of Commendation From The Lord Mayor of Hull. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
S.S. Empire Clansman, of Grangemouth
JANUARY 19TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
At 12.3 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that a large vessel was ashore about one mile south of South Carr.
A north-west gale was blowing, with a very rough...