LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy
NO PETROL Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 2.40 p.m. on 26th July, 1965, the owner of a small dinghy informed the motor mechanic that two small boys had borrowed the boat and were long overdue. The maroons were fired and the life-boat...
The S.S. Dulwich
FEBRUARY 4TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 4.45 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a doctor was wanted on board the S.S. Dulwich, of London. A gentle breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth.
It was foggy. The...
Sarah Elizabeth
MAY 19TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE.
During the afternoon a strong northerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea and rain squalls, and news was sent to the life-boat station that the open motor fishing coble Sarah Elizabeth...
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Boy lost A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY ran about a mile long Cromer beach and up cliff steps to the Coastguard lookout on Monday afternoon, August 28, 1978, to raise the alarm that his small brother, aged seven, had disappeared in the...
Surfboards
Surfer saved by D class in appal l|n g conditionsTramore's D class inflatable saved a surfer on 6 June lastyear in conditions which tested both the lifeboat and her crew to the limit.
In conditions which turned out to...
An art for all seasons
What home is complete without a seascape on the wall?
The sea provides a backdrop to all our lives – even in our homes, for we seem to have an indefatigable appetite for seascapes. Romance, beauty, danger and power are all...
Category: Articles
The Fishing Smacks Useful and Mannin
MCH. 11TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.
During the afternoon a strong N.W. gale sprang up, with a heavy sea. Anxiety was felt for the local fishing smacks Useful and Mannin, which were at sea, and the motor life-boat Manchester...
Your Letters
Any information? I am researching the disaster which overtook HM Submarine Thetis in Liverpool Bay on 1 June 1939. At the time, it was the world's worst submarine loss in which 99 men perished.
If any readers have...
Category: Correspondence
The Oil Exploration Vessel Oregis and Northsider
Tug on rocks AN ENGINE breakdown just as she had cast off her tugs on her final trials resulted in the oil exploration vessel Oregis going aground at the entrance to the Tyne. It was 1530 on Sunday, March 10. Tynemouth honorary secretary was...
Exeter
Medical Insurance that doesn't put on the pounds just because you put on the years. When it comes to private medical insurance, Exeter Friendly Society never increase your premiums simply because you get older.* So the age you join is...
Category: Articles