LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (2)
Boulmer, Northumberland. At 11.35 on the morning of the 29th of Novem- ber, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that three local fishing boats had not returned to harbour. Some anxiety was felt, as there was a heavy swell,...
Love Lane
WEXFORD, IRELAND,—A whole gale from W.N.W., suddenly sprung up on the evening of the 31st January, and the yawl Love Lane, which was seeking the shelter of the harbour, grounded on the N. side of the bar. She signalled for assistance, and at...
Contributions from Shipping Companies
THE following shipowners have sent contributions to the Institution as a result of its placing the services of the Institution before them, after the crews of their vessels had been rescued by Life-boats. The first list of such contributions...
Category: Donations
Pilot Me, Provider, Venus, Gallilee and Progress
Whitby, Yorkshire.—Several fishingboats went to sea early on the morning of the 19th January. When they were due to return the sea was breaking over the harbour entrance, which was made more dangerous by the riverwater running very strongly...
Fishing Boats
Ranugate, Kent.—At 11.5 on the night of the 12th of September, 1949, a vessel was reported aground on Quern Head,off the Brake Sands; and at 11.17 the life-boat Mary Scott, 011 temporary duty at the station, left her moorings.There was a...
Malpad Belle
At 12.15 A.M.
on the 8th January information was received that the master of the barquen- tine Malpas Belle, of Truro, which had been beached during the previous day at Littlestone in a leaking condition, had remained on...
Lifeboat Services
South West Division French yachtsmen saved SECOND COXSWAIN Peter Bisson was in command when St Peter Port's 52ft Arun class lifeboat, Sir William Arnold, slipped her moorings at 0950 on the morning of Sunday August 11, 1985. A report had...
Category: Services
Otra
On the 5th June, during a dense fog with a rough N.E. sea running and a moderate N.E.
breeze, a full-rigged ship ran ashore on the rocks opposite the end of the head- land sea wall. As quickly as possible the crew of the No...
A Letter from Three Collectors
"LAURAINE my cousin, Timothy my friend, and myself had a show in which we had on show our colections of buter- flies, moths, birds egg's cigarette cards, stamps, stons, moss and shells.
"Each person had to pay...
Category: Donations
Caledonia
At 3.45 A.M.
on the 13th April the Coxswain of the Life-boat was called by the Coastguard, who stated that they thought a vessel was ashore. The Coxswain at once pro- ceeded to the beach, but he was unable to distinguish...