LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary Watkinson
On the 12th February, signals of distress were shown by the three-masted schooner Mary Watkinson, of Barrow, and the Life-boat Thomas Fielden therefore went to her assistance. She was drifting towards the shore at Penrhos Point, dragging her...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 10th October, 1889.
Colonel FitzRov CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence,...
Category: Committee
Schesaplana (1)
Capsized motor cruiser THE DUTY COASTGUARD on watch in the lookout of Solent MRSC on the spring bankholiday Monday, May 25, reported at 1256 that a vessel had capsized in the vicinity of the Shingles Bank Elbow Buoy at the western approaches...
Kate
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—The yawl Kate, of Liverpool, in trying to enter the harbour on the 1st September in a strong breeze from the S.W. and a rough sea, was driven close to the North pier, A steam-tug took the yacht's tow-rope, but it...
The French Fishing Boat Notre Dame des Victoires
Fenit, and Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of May,1956, the Dingle Civic Guard tele- phoned the Fenit life-boat station to sav that two men were stranded on a high ledge of a cliff under the old tower at Ballydavid...
Rolf Jarl
LANDING A THAMES PILOT Ramsgate, Kent.—At 4 o'clock in the morning of the 30th of November, 1947, the coxswain received a telephone call from the Margate coastguard asking for help in landing a Thames pilot from the Norwegian steamer...
Third Gold Medal Since the War
AT 3.15 on the afternoon of 5th February, 1963, Niton radio informed St. Peter Port radio in Guernsey that the Norwegian motor vessel Johan Collett needed help immediately. Her position was fourteen miles west-north- west of Les Hanois...
Category: Services
El Moroco
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 7.45 on the morning of the 5th of November, 1954, a message was received that a motor vessel was drifting towards Trefusis Point, in Falmouth Harbour. At eight o'clock the life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare...
Ginette, of Audierne
St. Ives, Cornwall - At 10.45 a-mon 18th March, 1967, a French fishing vessel was reported to be in difficulties half a mile north west of St. Ives Head.
The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched at 11...
Porthcawl Crew
Porthcawl crew Rick Rava, Nick Beale and Steve Knipe (I to r) Photo: Sue Denny. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs