LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Albion and Esther
FlSHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N.N.W., accompanied by a rough sea and squally weather, on the 3rd August, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Albion, of and from Buncorn, for the Yealm river,...
Rebecca and Mary
PORTHDINLLAEN.—At daybreak on the 30th Jan. the schooner Rebecca and Mary, of Carnarvon, was observed riding at anchor in a dangerous position off the Lifeboat Station, with a signal of distress flying. It was blowing a hard gale from N.N.W....
Longship and Life-Boat
This copy of a Viking ship, the Hugin, came from Denmark to Broadstairs at the beginning of the summer to commemorate the landing of Hengist and Horsa. She was taken over by the Daily Mail, and on her visits to other towns made collections... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hilda II and Betty
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 24th of March, 1954, the weather worsened, making the harbour entrance dangerous. Two local fishing cobles, the Hilda II and Betty, were at sea. The life-boatmen assembled, but the Hilda II...
Harwich and Dovercourt Station
Standing in Harwich's Atlantic 21 lifeboat are (I to r) Captain Richard Coolen, honorary secretary of Harwich and Dovercourt station branch, Eric Darvill, chairman of High Wycombe Round Table, with Geoff Rysdale, the immediate past... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
John and Jane
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—On the 31st of August the Life-boat Star of Hope was launched for practice in a strong S.W.
gale and a moderate sea. Whilst cruising under canvas, signals of distress were seen to be shown by the schooner...
Orsidi and Cap Lizard
TWO YACHTS TOWED TO RAMSGATE Ramsgate, Kent. At 12.45 a.m. on Monday the 22nd of July, 1963, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that distress signals had been seen to the northward. At 1.10 the lifeboat Michael and Lily Davis...
Belle Isle and Isabella
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At 8.5 on the evening of the 19th November, 1961, the Walton Bay signal station informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Belle Isle had been in collision with a barge near Chappie rock in the River Severn....
Zeearend, Valeria and Ellora
AUGUST 12TH. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.
At 4.5 in the morning a message was received from the king’s harbour master that a yacht was drifting dangerously near the rocks on the southern shore. A south-westerly gale was blowing and...