LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Flower of Fleet
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 8.55 on the evening of the 19th of September, 1954, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen one mile west of Portland Bill. At 9.20 the life-boat William and Clara Ryland put out. The sea was...
A Gallant Service of the Cromer Life-Boat
To the Editor, THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL.
SIR,—As I was an eye-witness of them, I think it may be of interest to you to have a narrative from myself of the events which led up to what I have no hesitation in calling one of the...
Category: Correspondence
Little Orme
SAW RED FLARE Rhyl, Flintshire. At 4.20 p.m. on nth October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Little Orme had sighted a red flare near the river Clwyd. The sea was moderate with a heavy swell and...
A Yacht
Doctor to baby AN URGENT MESSAGE was received by Niton Radio at 2323 on Sunday August 21, 1983, from a yacht in the Solent reporting that a baby girl aboard, 15 months old, was desperately ill. Solent Coastguard advised the yacht, which was...
A Dinghy
Quick response ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1983, Alexander Strutt, motor mechanic of Kirkwall's 70ft Clyde lifeboat, saw a single-handed dinghy capsize. Although her helmsman could right his boat, he could not keep her upright; a southerly near...
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part Vi—Foundations
PLANKING OF THE HULL being finished, work can begin on building up the inside structures of the boat. First the way is cleared by stripping out the temporary building frames. They will be replaced by the four marine plywood bulkheads which,...
Category: Articles
Healthspan
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Category: Advertisement
A Ship
BALLYW ALTER, Go. DOWN.—On the 11tb.
March, at midnight, signals of distress were shown from a ship ashore on the Long Bock opposite Ballywalter, and in response thereto the Life-boat Admiral Henry Meynett was promptly...
During the Ceremony at Newhaven Two Unusual Presentations Were Made to Coxswain Len Patten; the First (Above) a Spare Pair of Gleaming Propellers from Bitterne
During the ceremony at Newhaven two unusual presentations were made to Coxswain Len Patten; the first (above), a spare pair of gleaming propellers from Bitterne and Woolston Round Table, and the second (below), a small barrel of brandy from... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Boat
Rough ride in race A SMALL BOAT was sighted off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, on September 10, 1972, with engine broken down and crew waving. This led to the Bridlington ILB being sent as low water on a spring tide at Flamborough prevented...