LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hareth
Dover, Kent.—At 5.35 on the after- noon of the 26th of July, 1953, the Sandgate coastguard rang up to say that the motor cruiser Hareth had broken down and had anchored off St.
Margaret's Bay with seven people on board....
Ceremonies
A new Atlantic 21 class lifeboat which will serve in the relief fleet, was named and dedicated at the Institution's Inshore Lifeboat Centre, East Cowes on 25 November 1992.
The cost of the lifeboat had been met from a...
Category: Inaugurations
Saltburn
Hartlepool, Durham.—At 9.43 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1949, the coastguard reported a small vessel in distress. Twelve minutes later the life-boat The Princess Royal—- Civil Service No. 7, was launched. A moderate gale was...
Gallilee, Success, Pilot Me and Provider
MCH. 15TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning five Whitby fishing vessels put to sea at 5 A.M. A strong N.N.E.
wind was blowing, with a heavy broken sea.
The sea increased and at 10...
The S.S. Florence
On 9th December, 1915, the s.s. Florence, of Stockton, whilst bound from London to Newcastle with a cargo of oil stranded on the "Middle Binks." It was a very dark night and blowing a strong gale, with a terrible sea running over...
Beaumaris October 18 1986:
Beaumaris, October 18, 1986: within hours of her official handing over and dedication ceremony the new Atlantic 21 lifeboat at Beaumaris was called out on service. The lifeboat was provided by the BBC television programme Blue Peter whose... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ARDROSSAN, N.B.—The NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION has provided a new Life-boat for this place, the crew having lost confidence in the old boat, consequent on her having upset when in tow. The new one is 34 feet long, 8£ feet wide, and...
Category: Articles
Pollux
At 4.20 p.m. on 2nd July, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Dutch trawler Pollux had a mine on board. She was making for the Tyne and a R.N. bomb and mine disposal party were on their way from Rosyth.
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Kirsten Frank
Blyth, Northumberland. At 11.15 p.m. on 24th January, 1966, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel, the Kirsten Frank, had gone aground on the Sow and Pigs rocks.
The life-boat Winston...
An Aeroplane (38)
JULY 3RD. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
At 7.15 P.M. a three-engined enemy bomber was attacked by British fighter aeroplanes, north-east of Gourdon. In a few minutes the bomber crashed into the sea.
A light...