LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Kerrymore
Troon, Ayrshire. At 7.15 on the morning of the 8th of July, 1958, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that a vessel was ashore on some rocks north of Ayr. At 7.45 the life-boat James and Barbara Aitken put out. with the second coxswain in...
Victory
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 7.30 on the evening of the 16th of April, 1959, the signal station reported that red and white flares had been seen about one mile south of the pier heads. The life-boat Euphrosyne Kendal left her moorings at...
Peggy
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 10.55 on the morning of the 2nd of December, 1959, a message reached the life-boat- house that cries for help had been heard from a half-decked fishing boat ashore on the beach a quarter of a mile west of the...
Periwinkle
Swanage, Dorset. At 11.15 on the morning of the 8th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was being heavily pounded by a rough sea while at anchor off Hardfast Point. Because of the state of the weather...
The S.S. Roxby
Nov. 19TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 10.35 A.M. a message was received from the Deal coastguard that signals for a doctor had been made by the S.S. Roxby, of West Hartlepool, anchored in the Downs. A strong W.N.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate...
A Small Rowing Boat
OCTOBER 17TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At eight at night the coastguard reported that a man who had gone out fishing in a small rowing boat at one o’clock had not returned. There was thick fog. A light westerly wind was blowing and the sea...
Bolham and the Examination Vessel St. Silio
NOVEMBER 2ND. - NEW BRIGHTON. CHESHIRE. At 3.30 P.M. a message was received that a vessel near the wreck of the Pegu, on the revetment, needed help. A S.W. gale was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 3.59 P.M. the No. 1 motor life-boat William...
Mint
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wezford.—At 11.10 on the night of the 14th .of August, 1948, the Lowestoft steam trawler Lord Anson reported that the steam trawler Mint, also of Lowestoft, was calling for help on her radio, and the motor life-boat...
MSC Napoli
Lost and listing Volunteer lifeboat crews from Falmouth and The Lizard joined the rescue operation of the 26 crew of MSC Napoli on 18 January 2007.
The vessel, 41 miles SE of The Lizard,was taking on water through a hole in... - View image in PDF
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Kayakers pulled from the sea
TYNEMOUTH AND CULLERCOATS | 18 JANUARY
A trio of kayakers made a radio distress call after their craft capsized just outside Tynemouth Pier, leaving them at the mercy of stormy waters. Cullercoats...
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