LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

At 3.15 A.M.

on the morning of the 5th June a coble was seen off the station unable to come in on account of the heavy sea running, and as other boats belonging to the fleet had gone to sea during the night, it was...

The s.s. Earl ford, of Glasgow, was observed in distress about three miles from Moelfre Life- boat Station on the 16th January, and the Life-boat Charles and Eliza Laura was promptly launched to her assistance.

On reaching...

On the afternoon of the 29th December, 1932, it was learned that all the fishing boats had returned to harbour with the exception of the smallest, the White Rose. As the sea was rough with a moderate S.S.E.

breeze, the...

COXSWAIN H. W. PEARSON, of Walmer, who was vice-chairman of the Walmer Urban District Council, has been ap- pointed an alderman of Deal now that Walmer has become part of the borough of Deal. Coxswain Pearson was second- coxswain at Walmer...

On Sunday January 4 the Coastguard sighted a dog in the river about a quarter of a mile from the harbour mouth; once again, the owner was trying to rescue it. The afternoon was overcast and wintry, with a fresh to strong breeze blowing from...

On 17 September, the trawler Dorothy May ran out of fuel, having been using it at a faster rate than usual.

A further fault meant that her battery hadn’t charged and she lost electrical power, rendering her radio useless....

some recent publications reviewed HEAVY WEATHER SAILING by K. Adlard Coles, revised by Peter Bruce published by Adlard Coles Nautical at £30 ISBN 07136 3431 6 'Heavy Weather Sailing' has long been the standard textbook on the...

Swanage, Dorset.—At about 9.50 P.M.

on the 2nd August the coastguard saw flares half a mile east of Peveril Point.

A moderate S. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor lifeboat Thomas Markby...