LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Doris
.— On the 19th July at about 1.30 P.M. a small yacht was seen ashore on the N.E. Buxey Sand, but as she was in no danger no assistance was sent. Later in the afternoon, however, the wind got more into the east and increased to a strong...
Two slips in 6 hours
KYLE OF LOCHALSH | 13 SEPTEMBER
A canoeist endured a night alone in a cave by Loch Carron after slipping and injuring himself. In the morning he crawled out to get reception on his mobile and called...
Category: Articles
Linda
Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 5.15 on the afternoon of the 25th of June, 1960, when the life-boat crew were in the boathouse after an exercise, the coxswain received a report from the owner of the fishing boat Linda that he had lent the boat to...
(Above) at Twickenham and District
(Above) At Twickenham and District branch's annual RNLJ ball, held at York House, Twickenham, on January 23, over £1,000 was raised by the tombola and raffle, for which more than 500 items were donated by local... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
New Life-Boat Transporting Carriage
WORK has been in progress for some years to produce a new carriage for transporting life-boats down to the sea at stations where there is no suitable harbour and no means of launching a life-boat down a slipway. For some time the need has...
Category: Articles
Volga
On 24th June the yacht Volga, of Kingstown, entered Carlingford Lough in a norther- ly gale and experienced considerable difficulty in coming to anchor. She eventually anchored under the Coast- guard station. On the morning of 25th June she...
Lifeboat Lottery
Lifeboat Lottery The Lady Provost of Edinburgh draws the winning ticket for the Scottish Region Volvo lottery as His Grace The Duke of Atholl, convener of the Scottish Lifeboat Council looks on.
Scotland Region raised £... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Cobles
.—Four of the fishing cobles belonging to St. Abbs were overtaken by bad weather when at sea on the 19th March, and were in great stress owing to the heavy sea running. The Life-boat Helen Smitton was launched and stood by three of the boats...
A Rescue on Christmas Day
Bronze Medal Service at Aberdeen.
ON the evening of Christmas Day, the Aberdeen trawler, George Stroud, with a crew of five, was steaming up the channel into Aberdeen harbour.
When about 200 yards inside...
Category: Services
(Below Right) Coxswain Harry Jones Welcomes the Chairman Major-General Ralph Farrant to Hoylake Lifeboat Station on April 25 Committee and Crew Were Present In Str
(Below right) Coxswain Harry Jones welcomes the Chairman, Major-General Ralph Farrant, to Hoylake lifeboat station on April 25.
Committee and crew were present in strength to meet him and show him their 37' 6"... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs