LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret Hobley
During a moderate northerly gale and heavy sea, on the 6th October, a vessel was observed about 7 A.M. to make signals denoting that she required help. She had been riding to anchor in the Princess Channel, but in a heavy squall lost both...
A Motor Boat (1)
Anstruther, Fifeshire.—On the morning of the 27th June a motor boat left Methil, with seven people on board, pleasure fishing. At 9.48 A.M. the coastguard reported that she had gone ashore in Largo bay, but as the coastguard life-saving...
Joass
Margate, Kent.—At 7.50 in the even- ing of the 24th of July, 1948, the coast- guard telephoned a message, received from a steamer through North Foreland Radio, that a sailing yacht wa's aground on Tongue Sands, four miles south-east of...
The Insurance Boating Picture
BOATING is rapidly growing in popularity.
Thousands have gone afloat for the first time this year. Doubtless next year thousands more will be doing likewise. In all the excitement of selecting and buying a craft of one kind...
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A Ship’s Boat
JANUARY 3RD. - WALMER, KENT. At 5.49 in the evening the Deal coastguard reported red flares east-by-north about four miles distant. A south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and squalls of rain and sleet. The motor life-boat Charles...
Clipper aground
The 100-year-old Dutch clipper De Tukker ran aground on a sandbank at the entrance to Amble Harbour, after a tide miscalculation. Amble’s D class Mildred Holcroft crew passed a tow rope from the...
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A Raft (3)
FEBRUARY 2ND. - CROMARTY. A raft with seven men on it, believed to be survivors of a vessel sunk by enemy action, had been reported thirty-six miles N.E. by E. of Tarbat Ness, but they were rescued by naval trawlers. - Rewards, £6...
Remuneration for Saving Life from Shipwreck
ANY person who has travelled on our seacoasts, and has been in the habit of conversing with the fishermen and other seamen at the various ports, fishing-towns, and wateringplaces, on the subject of their rendering assistance to shipwrecked...
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ROPE TRICKS
With a yacht pinned to rocks in 60mph winds and driving rain, Tobermory lifeboat crew would need to quickly overcome some hurdles to save the four people onboard
The 2018 summer heatwave took a dramatic turn at the end of...
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Aircraft (3)
AUGUST 8TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
Aircraft had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. While the life-boat was out a convoy some miles off was being attacked and an air battle was going...