LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mignonette
CAUGHT IN A STRONG EBB Swanage, Dorset.—At 3.23 in the after- noon of the 2nd of September, 1947, the coastguard telephoned that a small yacht was flying a distress signal, and the motor life-boat Thomas Markby was launched at 3.35 in a...
White Wings
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—While the motor life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was out on exercise on the 25th June, 1938, a yacht was seen flying a distress signal about a mile S.W. of Lavernock Point. A strong W.N.W.
breeze...
Fishing Cobles
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA, NORTHUMBERLAND.
—On the 1st July a gale from E.S.E. sprang up at about 4 A.M. Seven fishing cobles had left about four hours previously for the fishing-ground, which is about 15 miles from the shore,...
The Duke Coming Ashore from the 52Ft Arun Lifeboat Arun at Barry Dock
The Duke coming ashore from the 52ft Arun lifeboat Arun at Barry Dock. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
From 1851 the Test of Self-Righting Ability Has Been Simple and Thorough:' Capsize the Boat
From 1851 the test of self-righting ability has been simple ana" thorough:' Capsize the boat,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Spurn Head Lifeboat Station By Christopher R Elliott
WHEN i WORKED for a weekly newspaper in the late 1940s on the Grimsby/ Cleethorpes side of the Humber I used to dream of visiting Spurn Head on the Yorkshire side. Certainly, when viewed through one of the telescopes on the front on a clear...
Category: Articles
Puffin
Southend-on-Sca, Essex - At 10.50 a.m. on I2th February, 1967, attention was drawn to a small fishing boat, with an angling party on board, reported to be in distress offCanvey Point. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott, on temporary...
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Books
The Story of the Weston-Super- Mare Lifeboats The Story of the Eastbourne Lifeboats Written and published by Jeff Morris Two more in the series of detailed 'station history' booklets written and produced by Jeff Morris - with Dave...
Category: Articles
Liana
YACHT FOUND AND TOWED TO HARBOUR St. Ives, Cornwall. About 9.30 on the evening of the 20th July, 1962, some local fishermen told the honorary secretary that the crew of the yacht Faith II, which had returned to harbour because of bad weather...