LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Engine failure in gale THE CREW OF Teesmouth lifeboat assembled at the boathouse on the afternoon of Saturday October 20, 1984, after a fishing vessel, Ronleo, had reported that she was in need of assistance, sixand a quarter miles east...

Many small groups of people interested to hear about the work of the RNLI are only able to provide a projector for an 8 mm film. Unfortunately, as the demand is relatively small, the Institution cannot use its budget for the making of this...

The Life-boat Sarah Austin was called out shortly after 8 A.M. on the 27th December, the Merchant Fleet Auxiliary Albatross having stranded near Holborn Head.

When the Life-boat reached the vessel it was found that it was...

THREE WERE STRANDED Howth, Dublin. At 8.53 p.m. on 8th July, 1964, the Howth garda told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was reported to be in difficulties off Lambay.

There was a moderate to fresh westerly breeze...

Cave campers swamped Six cave campers at Tenby were taken by surprise in the early hours of 5 August, when the tide came in and washed their possessions away. They retreated further into the cave, but soon found themselves in deep water....

Holy Island and North Sunderland, Northumberland.

—Early on the morning of the 28th February the coastguard reported to the Holy Island life-boat station that a vessel was in distress in Goswick Bay. A north-easterly...

Penlee, and Coverack, Cornwall.—14th August, 1939. A French trawler had been reported in difficulties off the Lizard, but neither life-boat could find any sign of her.—Rewards: Penlee, £12 Is.; Coverack, £10 6s..

Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 3.2 on the afternoon of the 26th of March, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the motor fishing vessel Linga was in difficulties one mile east of Souter Point. At 3.25 the life-boat Edward...