LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mark Bates
Mark Bates, coxswain of Kilmore Quay lifeboat from 1950 to 1966, who was awarded the silver medal of the RNLI in 1958 for the rescue of the crewof 10 of a French trawler in December, 1957..
Category: Obituaries
Hansi
Nov. 7TH. - STROMNESS ORKNEYS.
The Norwegian steamer Hansi, of Bergen, had gone on Reef Dyke. Her crew of 10 had landed in their own boats before the lifeboat arrived. (See “North Ronaldshay Services by Shoreboats,” page 99...
Turkestan
PORTMADOC.—During the forenoon of the 18th February the ship Turkestan, of Liverpool, bound to that port from New York, got ashore near the bar at the entrance to this harbour. It was blowing fresh at S.S.W., with too heavy a sea to admit of...
Yacht Coo
— At 8.35 A.M. on the 12th March a telegram was received from Milford - on - Sea, stating that a small vessel was labour- ing heavily in a dismasted condition, and displaying signals of distress. The crew of the Life-boat Robert Fleming were...
The Bar Lightship
During a moderate N.N.E. gale on the night of 30th September, the Bar light-ship broke loose from her moorings and commenced to drift towards the banks. Her position was one of considerable danger, and signals of distress attracted the...
Osiris
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 10.50 on the night of the 30th of July, 1956, the Formby coastguard rang up to say that the crew of two of the yacht Osiris, of Beaumaris, had made their yacht fast to the Morecambe Bay light- vessel because of the...
The Admiralty Tug Seaman
MARCH 2ND. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.
The Admiralty tug Seaman put out from Montrose with a battle target in tow and the life-boat coxswain on board as pilot. A strong northerly wind was blowing, with a heavy ground swell. The...
Past and Present
25 years ago From The Life-Boat of 1970 At the RNLJ's Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards in 1970 the then Chairman, Admiral Woods, referred to the recent formation of the Yachtsman's Lifeboat Supporters Association -...
Category: Articles
The Cyprus-Registered Cargo Vessel Retriever
TWO BOATS AT SEA FOR A TOTAL OF 13 HOURS Escort for listing cargo boat in 70 knot winds Sennen Cove and Clovelly - South West Division Sennen Cove's relief Rother The Davys Family was launched in winds gusting up to 71 knots on 25 March...
Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
ON 31st December, 1938, Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., retired from the service of the Institu- tion, having been chief inspector of life-boats since August, 1930.
Commander Drury, whose early years were spent...
Category: Articles