LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marie Leach
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 10.25 on the morning of the 23rd of May, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Marie Leach, with a crew of three, appeared to be in difficulties five miles north-west of...
A Motor Boat (1)
Torbay, Devon. At 4.48 on the after- noon of the 4th of October, 1959, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report that a boat was in difficulties off Elbury beach at Torbay.
At 5.5 the life-boat Princess...
A Catamaran and a Yacht
TWO VESSELS AIDED Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 4.42 p.m.
on nth July, 1965, the coxswain was told that a yacht was aground on Buxey Sands. There was a strong south-westerly breeze and a rough sea. It was almost low water. The...
Reclaim
Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.9 p.m. on loth November, 1965, the coastguard at Deal informed the honorary secretary that the Margate coastguard had observed a vessel burning flares two miles north-east of Foreness Point. The lifeboat Michael and Lily...
Mercure
Life-boat 70-002, Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty - At 6.2 p.m. on 25th November, 1966, the police told the assistant district inspector, who was in command of the life-boat 70-002, that flashing lights had been sighted in the vicinity of Martin...
None (48)
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 5.30 in the afternoon information was received at the life-boat station that five men, who had been collecting cattle from the islands to the south of Barra, were then on Pabbay Island and could...
The S.S. Lancashire Coast, of Liverpool
MARCH 2 6TH. - TOBERMORY, AND BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 6.30 in the morning the Kyle coastguard telephoned that a ship was in difficulties and making water six miles south-south-east of Ardnamurchan Light. The Tobermory motor life-boat Sir...
None
26th October. Signals had been heard at night during a gale, but nothing was found.—Rewards, £28 19s..
NAMING CEREMONY
Walmer's new Rother class lifeboat will be named Hampshire Rose by Lady Rose at 1500 on Saturday, September 6..
Category: Inaugurations
Top Right: Kelly Dixon and Sarah Tait
Top right: Ketly Dixon and Sarah Tait return from their freezing dip at Charmouth. Dorset. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs