LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The German M.V. Embdena
DOCTOR'S BOLD JUMP MR. D. j. REEVES, the staff coxswain of the Clovelly, North Devon, life-boat Charles H.
Barrett (Civil Service No. 35), a 70-foot steel boat, was told by Hartland Coastguard on 7th November, 1971,...
Lifeboat—In Danger's Hour'
THE RNLI'S PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES contain thousands of lifeboat pictures which not only document the progress in boats and equipment but also provide an insight to changing social conditions.
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Category: Articles
William Bromham, of Gloucester
On the llth August last, the barque William Bromham, of Glouces- ter, when running for the harbour of Aber- dovey, in tow of a steam-tug, ran aground on the bar at the entrance of the river, the wind being from W.S.W., and the sea rough at...
Maggie Smith
On the evening of the llth October the coxswain was warned that the local fishing boat Maggie Smith, with a crew of four, had not returned to port when expected, and great anxiety was felt for her safety. The motor life-boat John and William...
Galilee and Venus
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 9 A.M.
on the 20th August the motor fishing boats Galilee and Venus were expected in from fishing. The sea had gr.own rapidly during the morning, and was then breaking heavily outside' the...
Rosebud
The fishing- smack Rosebud, of Dublin, when making for the harbour about 11 A.M. on the 7th March, was driven on the south wall close to the bar. It was blowing a moderate gale from S.W., and the vessel commenced to bump heavily and for some...
Daniel
During a strong S.W. breeze with a heavy sea on the 29th April the schooner Daniel, of Nantes, stranded on the bar at New- haven. The Life-boat Michael Henry was launched at 5.45 P.M. and pro- ceeded to the vessel. The captain stated that he...
Fishing Cobles (2)
COBLES AT SEA Whitby, Yorkshire. At 8.5 a.m. on 25th April, 1964, the life-boat second coxswain reported that there was a very heavy swell on the harbour bar and that several local fishing cobles, one of which had been reported to have...
A Lot of Bottle
Each year since 1946, a local pub in New Quay, Dyfed, has made a collection for the RNLI with a huge bottle on the bar.
Together with his wife, David Rees, one of the few remaining crew of the William Cantrell Ashley, the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Six Small Sailing Boats
AUGUST 28TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. At nine in the morning a messenger came by car to the lifeboat station and reported that six small sailing boats had been washed away from Kilbrittain during a storm, and it was thought that a...