LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Surfboard
Power against the surfsurfer and Redcar lifeboats were tasked to find and rescue the lifeguard who had disappeared in the waves On 15 August 2003 a Royal Life Saving Society lifeguard spotted a surfer in difficulty at Saltbum Beach and...
Willie Ridley, of Plymouth
On the 29th January the brig Willie Ridley, of Plymouth, was seen to drag her anchor and drive a considerable distance towards the shore, until she was within a cable's length of the reef of rocks off the Western Beach, the wind blowing...
William and Edwin,Unity, Little Mayflower and Boy Bob.
Hastings, Sussex.—During the evening of the 1st June, 1938, a whole S.W.
gale sprang up, bringing with it a very heavy sea. Several local fishing boats had been caught at sea, and it was decided to send out the motor...
Sea Hawk
FOUR RESCUED FROM CONVERTED SHIP'S BOAT Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.37 on the night of the 9th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor cruiser was lying in a dangerous position about three quarters of...
Druid
RESCUES BY HELICOPTER AND PILOT CUTTER Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 3.47 on the afternoon of the 22nd August, 1962, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that a motor vessel had capsized on the Kibble bar. At 4.12 the life-boat...
A Rowing Boat
LIFE-BOAT HIT BOTTOM Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 11.3 a.m.
on iyth January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a rowing boat, 600 yards off the beach, was in apparent difficulty at Holland...
Gellie
aunhtinastorm As high winds and torrential rain caused chaos across Britain on 7 July 2004, two people on their yacht faced storm force conditions 35 miles south of The Lizard, CornwallLaunching The Lizard Tyne class lifeboat was tricky in...
United States Life-Saving Service
THANES to the courtesy of Mr. SUMMEE I.
KIMBALI,, the General Superintendent of the United States Government Life-Saving Service, we are enabled to place before onr readers a general outline of the operations of that...
Category: Articles
lona, of Belfast
At 3.40 P.M. on the 4th March, in consequence of signals from the Bock Lighthouse at the entrance of the Mersey, the tubular Life-boat Willie and Arthur started in tow of the steam-tug Wonder for the Pormby Spit. A moderate gale was blowing...
Orb
BRIDLINGTON. — At 8 o'clock on the morning of the 8th December, 1880, during a gale from the S., a vessel was reported to be driving on to the North Beach. The Life-boat, William, John and Frances, was launched, but although strenuous...