LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THURSDAY, 7th October, 1886.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting. Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck...

SIDMOUTH, DEVONSHIRE. At about 8.40 P.M. on the 22nd March, 1939, an aeroplane came down in the sea off Sidmouth. A westerly wind was blowing with gusts at thirty miles an hour and sleet showers. The sea was choppy. The Exmouth life-boat,...

The sailor's word-book By Admiral WH Smyth Published by Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0851779727 paperback Price £9.99 Although first published in 1867, this digest of nautical terms is far more than just a period piece and should...

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 10th of April, 1951, fishermen told the coxswain that there was a heavy swell on the harbour bar, and the fishing vessels Provider A and Lead Us could be seen making for Whitby. At 1.10 the...

SOUTH BANK, LONDON, TUESDAY MAY 17 1982: 1,281 people rescued; nearly £16 million raised NOT MANY spring or early summer days have been sunny this year, but Tuesday May 17, when RNLI people from all parts of England, Ireland, Scotland...

ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Dec24; Jan 12,17 D-536:Dec21;Jan12;Feb25 ABERDOVEY B-758: Mar 29(x2) ABERSOCH B-790: Dec 31 A RF R V CTWYTH MDcn T j i w i i n B-774:Dec28;Jan21; Feb 20,22(x2); Mar 3,23,28,30 ACHILL ISLAND, ON-1228(14-24):Dec7...

North West passage Captain Patrick Roberts undertook a sponsored windsurf from Kirkcudbright, Scotland, to Ramsey on the Isle of Man.

The sail started at 1pm in light winds and sunshine, but the wind soon died...

RICHARD ARMSTRONG Vent Grace Darling Maid and Myth A mariner by training, Mr. Armstrong presents Grace as a living girl, already a legend in her lifetime. His account of the wreck of the Forfarshire is entirely...