LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

A Magnificent Group of Services.

19th~21st November, 1916.

SELDOM, if ever, has there been concentrated within three days of Life-boat work a more splendid series of achievements than those which are...

Dungeness, Kent.—At 10.10 in the morning of the 2nd of February, 1950, the Jury Gap coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was burning a flare and flying a large ensign two miles south of the Gap. Most of the life- boatmen were...

During a strong gale from the S.W., on the morning of the 1st De- cember, signal-guns were fired from the Gull Light Ship. The Aid steam-tug and the- Bradford life-boat were immediately got ready, and in the course of twenty mi- nutes...

Cutting the cake - (above) Frances Aldridge, Anniversary Project Manager, cuts the 175 cake at lifeboat headquarters in Pools to huge applause as staff celebrate with nibbles and a glass of champagne!. - View image in PDF

Rope round propeller LATE IN THE AFTERNOON of Friday November 30,1984, the honorary secretary of Fishguard lifeboat station was contacted by Milford Haven coastguard to be told that a 33ft fishing vessel, Oneida, had a rope round her...

On the 31st of January, 1953, the British Railways ferry Princess Victoria sank in a gale in the Irish Sea.

The Portpatrick, Donaghadee, Clou- ghey and Newcastle, Co. Down, life- boats were all launched on service.

Sinking fishing boat NITON RADIO advised Solent Coastguard at 2031 on Saturday December30, 1978, that the 42ft fishing vessel New Venture reported to be midway between Nab Tower and Hayling Island had sent a message by VHP that she was...

Middle oic: Kitted out in wet weather gear and /ifeyackers, crew members get ready to leap into the pool below.. - View image in PDF