LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 12th of October, 1952, the Wick coastguard telephoned that the trawler St. Ronan, of Hull, had run on the rocks at St.

John's Point, near John...

The motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was launched at 11.30 A.M. on the 29th July, as four fishing cobles were out and a moderate gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The life-boat found the first coble about two and a half...

The Botnere Romanies, one of the more unusual entries in she 1981 Shrewsbury branch raft race on the River Severn, an event held on the last Saturday in Julv each vear. More than 60 craft took part in the mile-and-a-quarter race, raising... - View image in PDF

Ballycotton, Co. Cork. — At about 5.30 P.M. on the 12th October, 1938, the No. 1 man at the Gyleen coast lifesaving station telephoned that a large steamer was near a very dangerous shoal of rocks and appeared to be trying to get clear. A...

FEBRUARY 6TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.

An aeroplane’s crew had been reported seen on a float, but they proved to be twelve men in a ship’s boat who were landed by a motor boat from Port Isaac.- Rewards, £8 10s. (See Port...

JAN. 19TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.

A motor boat had gone ashore at Lossiemouth, but her crew were able to scramble over t h e rocks £10 6s. 3d.

to safety.-Rewards,.

Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire. — At 5.21 on the afternoon of the 25th of July, 1955, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that the motor ship Ferm, of Grimstad, Norway, which was out- ward bound, had wirelessed that a member of her crew had...

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Bangor, Co. Down Barrow, Lancashire Bembridge, Isle of Wight Blackpool, Lancashire Bridlington, Yorkshire Broughty Ferry, Angus...