LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
How to Act In Cases of Drowning
IN " Abstract of an Investigation into Asphyxia," just published and presented to the Royal Humane Society .by Dr. MAE- SHALL HALL, opens quite a new view of the way in which suffocation from drowning or other causes should be...
Category: Articles
Betty, Rosemary and Rachel
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 27th of April, 1953, the fishing cobles Betty, Rosemary, and Rachel, of Scarborough, were at sea in bad weather, and the weather was becoming worse. About 7.35 one of them was seen...
Here and There
Like father, like son A remarkable and honourable tradition is being carried on in the Keay family of Grayburn, near Invergowrie.
Captain T. A. Colin Keay is a member of the Committee of Management and chairman of Dundee...
Category: Articles
Scarborough's Mersey Class Lifeboat Fanny Victoria Coaster Vineta Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs Stands By the 1700-Ton
Scarborough's Mersey class lifeboat Fanny Victoria coaster Vineta. - View image in PDF
Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs stands by the 1,700-ton Photo Scarborough Evening News. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ben Venuto and Vanguard
DEC. 9TH. - ARBROATH, ANGUS. The two local fishing boats Ben Venuto and Vanguard had not returned from the fishing grounds by 3.25 P.M. A S.E. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. At. 3.30 P.M the motor life-boat John and William Mudie...
At the Sharp End
• Wo matter how experienced and well prepared you are every small-boat sailor knows that problems can still arise seemingly out of the blue. This was some consolation to the RNLI's own Chief of Operations during the Round the Island Race...
Category: Services
The 24ft Cabin Cruiser Tomey Too
Overdue HAYLING ISLAND POLICE received a telephone call from a lady in Berkshire at 0330 on Tuesday January 3 to say that her husband and son had not returned from a fishing trip. They had set out from Northney Marina at 1030 and had been...
Lead Us and Faith Star
Whltby, Yorkshire.—During the morn- ing of the 4th of March, 1954, the weather worsened while the local fishing fleet was at sea. All the boats returned to the harbour before the harbour bar became dangerous, except the Lead Us and Faith...
Nell and Jess
At 6.25 A.M. on the 29th December the watchman re- ported that the Lightship off Newhaven was firing distress signals; the Motor Life-boat Sir FitzRoy Clayton was there- fore dispatched. It was blowing a strong N.N.W. gale at the time, and...
Richard and Elizabeth, of Portsmouth
On the 12th April the sloop Richard and Elizabeth, of Portsmouth, coal laden, went ashore off Hasborough, on the Norfolk coast. The Life-boat stationed there, the Huddersfield, -was speedily launched through the breakers to her aid.