LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 12.50 on the afternoon of the 25th of June, 1958, the St. Agnes coastguard informed the coxswain that a French fishing boat was anchored in the Cove with her engine broken down. A later message was passed...

With enormous surf breaking violently around them, how could two hypothermic men possibly escape their rocky prison?

Whipsiderry Bay is one of Cornwall’s ‘hidden gems’ that sees surfers catching waves all year round. So it...

Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 19th January a strong west breeze sprang up, bringing a very heavy sea, which broke dangerously outside the harbour. About twelve small fishing-boats were at sea, and anxiety was felt for...

Appledore, Devon - At noon on 29th September, 1967, while returning from an exercise with the R.A.F., the coxswain of the life-boat Louisa Anne Hawker saw a sailing cruiser ashore in broken water on the North Tail.

There...

Appledore, North Devon. At 11.30 a.m. on i8th November, 1964, the honorary secretary was told that the auxiliary yacht Sea Jack, which had a crew of three, had lost all her canvas and had engine trouble. She was being towed by another yacht...

St. Mary's, Stilly Islands. At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 26th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor tug was burning flares between Annet Head and St. Mary's. The life-boat Guy and...

Two fish- ing-boats named the Thistle and Mizpah were overtaken when at sea on the 3rd May by a strong gale from S.S.E.

As considerable anxiety was felt for their safety the No. 1 Life-boat Sarah Jane Turner was launched....

Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 3.10 P.M. on the 21st November, 1938, news was received from Quarff Post Office that a young man had gone out fishing in a small rowing boat in the forenoon and had not returned. A moderate...