LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Madeleine
At half-past four on the morning of Sunday, the 23rd October, a coastguardman, on the look-out near the quiet little seaside town of Clacton, saw a signal rocket fired from, the Gunfleet Floating Lightship, which told of a wreck on the...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To JOHN STOREY, after serving 44 years as a member of the Crew of the Newbiggin Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.
To GEORGE McLEOD, on his retirement, after serving 5 years as Coxswain of the Lossiemouth...
Category: Awards
The S.S. Gustav Bitter
POLPEAR (LIZARD) AND CADGWITH.— On the morning of the 4th March the s.s. Gustav Bitter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne while proceeding from London to the Manchester Ship Canal with a general cargo, stranded on the Callidges Rocks, off the Lizard...
Doris Derrick,
Doris Derrick, a Minehead and district guild founder member since 1931. Mrs Derrick was responsible for flag days and house to house collections and continuing to serve in the boathouse shop until late 1995 when she retired aged...
Category: Obituaries
An Steamer
NOVEMBER 16TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An unknown steamer, which had been attacked by enemy aeroplanes, had signalled for a doctor, and with Col. G. D.
Franklin, C.I.E., O.B.E., late I.M.S. on board, the...
H.M. Trawler British
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT YARMOUTH Nov. 14TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 8.40 in the evening a message was received at the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, station that a vessel was ashore off the Brighstone look-out.
A fresh...
Teymar (8)
Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...
The S.S. Ronja Borchard
Amble, and Boulmer, Northumberland.
•—About 6.30 in the morning of the 10th of February, 1950, the Amble coastguard reported to the Amble life- boat authorities that a vessel was ashore near Coquet Island; and the life-boat...
Maritime Book Society
1 ... more of an introduction to the whole sailing scene . . . f Yachts & Yachting 'At last a sailing manual worthy of the name . . . f Yachting & Boating The New Glenans Sailing Manual Published at £17.50 YOURS FOR ONLY If...
Category: Advertisement
Greek Ship Aground In Hurricane
AT 9.25 on 25th October, 1967, Valentia radio informed the assistant honorary secretary of the Galway Bay life-boat station that the Greek motor vessel Razani was aground three quarters of a mile east south east of Black Head, Galway Bay....
Category: Services