LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Trapped_men rescued from pier supports Sometimes the need to save a life over-rides all other considerations...

When Eastbourne lifeboat station heard that a person was trapped on a narrow ledge under Eastbourne Pier it was...

BY the death of Sir William Milligan, on 19th December, 1929, at the age of 65, the Manchester, Salford and District Branch has lost its Chairman, the Insti- tution one of its Vice-Presidents, and the whole Life-boat Service one of its most...

Dungeness, Kent. At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of December, 1958, the coastguard at Lade informed the honorary secretary that two vessels had been in collision twelve miles south-south-west of Dungeness. At 1.30 the life-boat Mabel E....

SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT BALLYCOTTON DECEMBER 23RD. - BALLY-COTTON, CO. CORK. At nine in the morning a message was received at the station that a vessel was in distress about five miles south of Power Head. She could be seen from Ballycotton,...

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. — 12th March. The motor life-boat J. and W.

was launched at 1.30 P.M. as the coastguard had reported that a vessel in Luce Bay was flying distress signals.

A strong S.E. gale was...

Fire HM COASTGUARD INFORMED the honorary secretary of Cardigan ILB station at 1224 on Wednesday, June 16, that a vessel was on fire four miles north of Cardigan Head. There was moderate visibility and a light westerly...

TENBY.—The trawler Elizabeth, of Tenby, which was lying at anchor while a whole gale was blowing from the N.N.B., with a very heavy sea, on the 18th November, hoisted a signal of distress as her anchor was dragging. At 11 A.M., the Life-boat...

THE coxswain at Eastbourne has received a picture postcard from Sweden: " Many hearty greetings to you and warm thanks for wonderful rescue of 1930 to all from B. Lindfors." The postcard had a picture of Trafalgar...