LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Midnight
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 6.45 on the morning of the 20th of July, 1956, the Wyke coastguard telephoned that a yacht was out of control twenty-five miles south-west of Portland Bill and needed help. At seven o'clock the life-boat William and...
C.W.S. Progress
Torbay, South Devon.—At 4.17 or* the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the motor vessel C.W.S. Progress had reported that she had picked up a man in an exhausted state from a dinghy which had been...
Ann
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 3()th of September, 1956, the coastguard reported that the yacht Ann, of Rhyl, was in difficulties with engine trouble one mile and a half north of Rhyl pier. At 12.50 the life-boat...
Kind Knight
Workington, Cumberland. — At nine o'clock on the morning of the 20th of November, 1956, a message was received from the master of the Nor- wegian vessel Varangbcrg that he had taken the motor vessel Kind Knight, with a crew of four, in...
Adour
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.30 on the after- noon of the 18th of July, 1957, the Deal coastguard telephoned to say a tanker was aground on the Goodwin Sands. At 3.45 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a moderate sea. There was a...
A Whaler from H.M.S. Bulwark
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. — At 2.55 on the morning of the 27th of July, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a naval whaler was in difficulties one mile north-cast of Strumble Head.
The life-boat Howard Marryat was launched...
Nancy
Rhyl, Flintshire - At 7.5 p.m. on 5th January, 1967, news was received that the engine of the pilot launch Nancy had broken down in a position between the North East and Dee buoys while taking a pilot out to a ship. The life-boat Anthony...
Sea Lion
Ramsey, Isle of Man. At 10.20 on the night of the 10th of May, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that red flares had been seen off Manghold Head. At 10.45 the life- boat Thomas Corbett was launched in a moderate sea....
Norwegian Cruising
Recently my wife and I had the privilege of taking the Norwegian coastal voyage - a round trip from Bergen to Kirknes, near the Russian border with Norway, and back. This was a truly wonderful experience and one that I could recommend to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A High Speed Launch
JANUARY 13TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 1.30 in the morning the Wick coastguard telephoned that a high speed launch was ashore at the Beacon, the southwest point of Stroma. The weather was calm and the sea smooth. The motor...