LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Ship's Boat
Hovvth, Co. Dublin. At 4.16 on the afternoon of the 1st of April, 1960, the Garda informed the honorary secretary that a boat was in distress off Malahide bar. At 4.36 the life-boat Elizabeth Elson, on temporary duty at the station, put out...
Two Rubber Dinghies
Skegness, Lincolnshire.—At 1.40 in the afternoon, on the 17th of July, 1950, the Skegness police reported two rubber dinghies adrift off Huttoft. At two o'clock the life-boat Anne Allen was launched in a strong south-south-west breeze...
Leersum
Penlee, Cornwall. At 5.30 on the even- ing of the 18th of February, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that there was a call for medical help from the motor vessel Leersum of Amsterdam, which would be off Penlee Point at...
The Commercial Radio Vessel Comet
Donaghadee, Co. Down - At 2.48 p.m. on 8th April, 1967, information was received that a member of the crew of the commercial radio vessel Comet was seriously injured and required medicalassistance. The life-boat John R. Webb, on temporary...
Hille Oldendorff
Sennen Cove, Cornwall - At 11.20 a.m. on 30th March, 1966, the port medical officer at Penzance informed the honorary secretary that the m.v. Hille Oldendorff, of Lubeck, which was about nine miles north west of the Longships lighthouse,...
Premuda (2)
JANUARY 16TH. - MARGATE, RAMSGATE.
AND WALMER. KENT. At 9.30 P.M. a message was received at Margate from the Margate coastguard that an Italian steamer was sinking close to the North Goodwin Light-vessel. A strong N.E. wind...
Norwich Union
Even as they're growing older, your children will still look to you for support.
Especially when the grandkids come along! So, as well as offering words of wisdom, it's good to know you can also lighten the...
Category: Advertisement
International Boat Show By Heather Deane
EARL'S COURT, LONDON, JANUARY 5 TO 15 RECORDS AGAIN BROKEN AT RNLI STAND by Heather Deane Assistant Public Relations Officer, RNLI THE SOUND OF BAGPIPES proclaimed the Scottish theme of this year's International Boat Show and further...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Nebarn (3)
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK ; CAISTEB, WIXTERTON-, PALLING, AND CBOMEE, NORFOLK.—In the early hours of 29th January, the s.s. Newbarn of Newcastle, which is a big steamer of more than 3,000 tons, ran aground on the southern end of the Hasboro'...
The Sailing Trawler W. E. H.
On the morning of the 7th December the Lowestoft sailing trawler W.E.H. ran ashore on a sandbank formed at the North Pier extension, while returning from the fishing grounds. A whole E.N.E. gale was blowing and heavy seas broke over the...