LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

NOVEMBER 20TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.

At 11.45 in the morning the motor life-boat T.B.B.H. was launched in a northerly wind and a heavy sea. She found the motor fishing boat Hazel, in difficulties, one mile west of Ramore...

Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 9.40 p.m. on 18th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties between Port Edmore and Porthdinllaen. At 10.5 the life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched...

For the first time ever the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum have been accorded for a service by an inshore rescue boat. The service was carried out by the Eastney IRB on 3ist October, 1965, when six men were saved from a...

On the morning of the 17th November the schooner Sarah, of Waterford, was driven ashore from stress of weather in this bay. The Tramore life- boat was immediately launched through a very heavy sea, and took off the crew of 5 men and 1...

JULY 9TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.

The motor life-boat T.B.R.H. was launched at 2.10 in the afternoon at the request of the naval officer in charge, Londonderry, to go to the help of a small rowing boat of Nagilligan, which...

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 4.21 A.M.

on the 9th November, 1938, the coastguard telephoned the life-boat honorary secretary that a fishing boat was signalling for help off Ramore Head. A S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate,...

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—On the night of the 2nd of August, 1949, a moderately strong northerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and at 9.50 the coast- guard telephoned that a fishing boat appeared to be in difficulties and had...

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—Shortly after noon on the 4th February a fisherman reported that one of the fishing fleet— the motor boat Alert, of Portstewart— had not returned to harbour, and that as the wind and sea were rising rapidly, anxiety was...