LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Venture
Blyth, Northumberland. At 7.15 on the evening of the 19th May, 1961, during an exercise launch of the life- boat City of Bradford II, on temporary duty at the station, it was noticed thatthe fishing vessel Venture had broken down south-east...
Staniel
Aldeburgh, and Lowestoft, Suffolk.
At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 27th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the Lowestoft honorary secretary that the motor vessel Staniel of Cardiff, which was making for Lowestoft...
Fred Everard
DETAILS TO COME On 2yth November, 1965, the lifeboat Mary Ann Hepworth rescued the crew of the motor vessel Fred Everard of London. A full account of this service will appear in the June issue of THE LIFE-BOAT, which will also contain a full...
Heroen
Again, on the 17th March, at 6.30 A.M., during a fresh breeze from the E., the Vulcan' tug and Bradford Life-boat went to the aid of a large brig which was seen ashore on the N.E. part of the Goodwin Sands. On arriving alongside, the...
Lifeboat Services
LIFEBOATMAN ALONE ABOARD PILOT BOAT PLUCKS CREW TO SAFETY IN SEVERE GALE Three rescued from tug after night collision with coaster Shane Coleman, Second Coxswain/Mechanic of the Lowestoft lifeboat has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal...
Category: Services
Mary and Ann
SOOTHPOBT, liAHCASHIBE. While the wind was blowing half a gale from the W., on the morning of the 14th May, the schooner Mary and Ann, of Bundalk, bound from Annalong, Co. Down, to (Jarston, with a cargo of stone, was observed to be In the...
Ocean Bride
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the morning of the 5th November, a three-masted vessel was observed ashore on the East Burrows or Sunk Sand, but no signals could be made out even with the aid of a powerful telescope. The wind was blowing from the S.S.W....
Don
Signals of distress having been shown by the Middle Light Vessel on the 16th February, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched at 1.15 A.M., proceeded to the Lightship and was informed that a vessel was ashore on the Maplin...
Regal
At 9.20 P.M. on the 3rd February signals of distress were heard from the Long- stone Lighthouse, and steps were immediately taken to launch the Life- boat Forster Fawsett. Owing to the state of the tide and the muddy nature of the shore very...
Panama Transport
At 7 A.M. on the 17th February a telephone message was received from Port Wrinkle stating that a large steamer was at anchor six and a half miles off the shore and flying signals of distress. A strong S.S.W. gale was blowing and the Life-...