LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Petunia
DRIFTING VESSEL Montrose, Angus. At 8.55 p.m. on 29th May, 1964, a Ferry den resident informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Petunia had drifted on to the Annat bank. Five minutes later the fishing vessel floated off...
Solway Lass
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. — On the night of the 2nd March, 1938, a message was received from the coastguard at Porthdinllaen that a vessel off Criccieth was burning flares. A moderate breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
Lifeboat Services
West Division Carried off shore LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Fleetwood lifeboat station at 1749 on Friday March 23, 1984, that a board sailor was in trouble a short distance from the shore opposite Rossall Hospital...
Category: Services
Fishing Cobles
.—Four of the fishing cobles belonging to St. Abbs were overtaken by bad weather when at sea on the 19th March, and were in great stress owing to the heavy sea running. The Life-boat Helen Smitton was launched and stood by three of the boats...
Caldergate
Ramsgate, Kent. — At C.25 in the evening of the 23rd of April, 1952, the shore attendant on the East Pier reported a ship aground near the Quern Buoy on the Brake Sands, and at 6.39 the life-boat Prudential left her moorings in a smooth sea....
Life-Boatman Wades 150 Yards Through Surf
At 10.23 on the morning of the 13th of July, 1952, the Margate coastguard reported that a small yacht was ashore on Margate sands about three miles north of the harbour. She had a heavy list and seas were breaking over her. The life-boat...
Category: Services
Letters
Welcome! Between the crew of Cromer lifeboat station and our station Ijmuiden a friendship has flourished for some years. This culminated in a visit of our lifeboat Johanna Louisa to Cromer from May 8 until May 11.
The...
Category: Correspondence
Schooner Teazer, of Ipswich
During a terrific gale of wind, on the night of the 8th of January, the look-out-man at Stonehouse Point observed signals of distress from Mount Batten. The Prince Consort life- boat was at once launched, and proceeded to the bay. Owing to...
Lifeboat Services
South East Division Trawler saved in violent storm THROUGHOUT THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 1985, Boxing Day, the weather on the east Kent coast had been rapidly deteriorating; by late afternoon winds from the north east were reaching strong gale...
Category: Services
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CLIFF FALL At 7.32 p.m. on 24th April, 1966, the honorary secretary was informed that two boys had fallen over the cliff at Whitewaterbrook.
The life-boat A.M.T. was launched at 7.42 in a light westerly wind and a smooth...