LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rowing Boat
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 11.55 a.m. on 2Oth March, 1966, a small rowing boat with two people on board was reported in difficulties with a broken oar one mile east of Tynemouth. At 11.59 the IRB launched in a fresh gusting to strong...
Hewas Inn Sticker
At the Hewas Inn, Sticker, Cornwall, a giant whiskey bottle was set up by landlord and landlady Peter and Jo Shoults which collected £134 before it was ceremoniously smashed open by television personality Mike Whitmarsh; the money was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Lifeboatmen of Blyth: (Lower Group I to R): Motor Mechanic John Scott Second Coxswain Charles Hatcher John Foster Stan Marshall David Coussins Keith Barnard and Barry Pearson (U
The lifeboatmen of Blyth: (lower group, I. to r.): Motor Mechanic John Scott, Second Coxswain Charles Hatcher, John Foster, Stan Marshall, David Coussins, Keith Barnard and Barry Pearson, (upper group, I. to r.): Assistant Mechanic Dallas... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Motor Pleasure Vessel Southend Britannia
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—During the morning of the 29th of March, 1952, the local motor pleasure vessel South- end Britannia parted her moorings in bad weather and was driven ashore a hundred yards east of the pier. The owner asked for the...
Fishing Boats
Gourdon, Kincardineshire.—On the morning of the 10th of January, 1951, the Gourdon fishing fleet was overtaken by a south-south-easterly gale with a very rough sea. As the harbour en- trance was dangerous the life-boat crew were assembled in...
Penhale and Jan
NOVEMBER 11TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. At 2.5 A.M. a steamer east of Salt Island was heard blowing on her siren, and a flare was seen, and at 2.55 A.M. the French motor life-boat Jean Charcot, on temporary duty at this station, was...
Index to Advertisers
Brookes & Gatehouse Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Henry Browne & Son Ltd 100 Burndept Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Castrol Ltd 89 Chloride Group Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Category: Index
A Yacht (3)
SURVIVORS TO HOSPITAL Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.10 p.m. on i4th August, 1965, the coastguard reported that the Nab pilot cutter had rescued four people from a yacht which had overturned. The life-boat was required as some of the...
The S.S. Lesrix
JANUARY 26TH. - NEWBURGH, AND ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE. On the 25th January a very heavy storm of wind and snow broke on the coast. All roads and railways became blocked with snow, making traffic impossible, and telephone wires were broken....
A Fishing Yawl
ST, ANDREWS.—A yawl returning from fishing in the bay on the 27th May found herself unable to enter the harbour owing to a heavy surf; she therefore anchoredabout half a mile from the pier. As the friends of the fishermen were anxious about...