LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Boat
Donaghadee, Co. Down. — At 12.10, on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1950, the Bangor coastguard reported that a motor boat was adrift in Donaghadee Sound. Twenty min- utes later the life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly was launched, in...
Isabelle of Dinan
Very early on the morning of the 12th September, a most furious gale suddenly sprang up on this coast. A few hours afterwards the wind had somewhat moderated, and the lugger Jsabelk, of Dinan, France, attempted to enter Padstow Harbour, but,...
Hilda II
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 9.10 on the morning of the 24th of June, 1951, the coxswain reported that the local hshing coble Hilda II was off Red Cliff and making for Scarborough in bad weather. It would have been dangerous for her to enter...
Fishing Boats (7)
OCT. 26TH. - EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.
A whole N.E. by N. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea in Eyemouth Bay. Four local fishing boats were waiting to enter the port. The motor life-boat Frank and William Oates was...
A Fishing Boat
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 10th of November, 1958, a fishing boat was seen approaching the harbour in a rough sea with a fresh to strong northerly wind blowing and a flood tide....
A Sailboard
Windsurfer saved BRONZE MEDAL IN A SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE 8, gUSting tO severe gale force 9, a windsurfer was in trouble in the sea off Croyde. It was 1257 on Sunday December 1, 1985, when Hartland Coastguard alerted Appledore lifeboat station...
The Jersey Boat
JUNE 28 TH . - ST, PETERPORT, GUERNSEY, On 26th of June the honorary secretary at St Helier, Jersey, telephoned to the Institution that he was unable to get a crew to take his life-boat to Cowes, which it had been arranged that he should do,...
Station Tours
THE Esso Petroleum Co. now produce an attractive leaflet which is given away at garages suggesting routes for motorists. One of these, 'Tiger Trail Number Two', is largely devoted to life-boat stations in Cornwall. Another such...
Category: Articles
New Buxton
The Life-boat on this station was replaced by a new boat in /September 1872. The boat thus super- seded rendered its last service on the 26th August, on which day it put off and saved the crew of 9 men from the fishing- lugger New Button, of...
Long-Standing Supporters of the R.N.L.I.
IN the June, 1968, number of THE LIFE-BOAT three companies which have given the R.N.L.I. valuable financial support over a number of years were mentioned.
Continuing the series, we describe three more...
Category: Donations