LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Douglas
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 8.15 on the morning of the 17th of July, 1956, the Orlock coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore at the Maidens.
At 8.30 the life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly was launched. There was a heavy swell...
TRAPPED IN AN INFERNO
EASTBOURNE | 22 MARCH
Two men in Eastbourne had a lucky escape when their motor cruiser went up in flames. Local fishermen pulled them to safety and used the cruiser’s anchor to prevent it from drifting towards the pier. There was...
Category: Articles
Emulate, Radiant Morn, Harvest Moon and Jean
Amble, Northumberland. At 11.5 on the morning of the 27th of October, 1959, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the local coble Emulate was overdue from fishing. It was almost high water when, at 11.15, the life-boat Millie Walton...
Christiana Davis
The schooner Christiana Davis, of Barrow, whilst bound, on 4th March, from [ Queenstown to the Bristol Channel, with a cargo of superphosphate, stranded in Tramore Bay. This occurred shortly before midnight, and the Life-boat Henley was...
Westlands
MAY 13TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 1.15 in the morning the police reported a vessel was in trouble off Egremont stage, and on enquiry the honorary secretary was told that part of the stage, with a searchlight and soldiers on it, had been...
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RESCUES OF BOYS CUT OFF BY TIDE Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 17th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that three boys had been cut off by the tide at Huntcliffe, Saltburn, and that a speed boat was...
Sarnian Gem
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At noon on the 30th Jannary the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden put off to the assistance of the schooner Sarnian Gem, of Guernsey, bound from Guernsey to London with stone, she having apparently lost all her sails. The...
L–R: Poole Lifeboat Crew Volunteers Anne Millman, Mike Hallard, Dave Riley And Andy Elton
L–R: Poole lifeboat crew volunteers Anne Millman, Mike Hallard, Dave Riley and Andy Elton Photo: RNLI/Laura Wiltshire. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Folkestone Gateway Lightship
NOV. 26TH. - WALMER, KENT. At A.M. a message was received from the senior naval officer at Dover that the Folkestone Gateway Lightship had broken away from her moorings and was driving towards minefields. A whole S.S.W. gale was blowing,...
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FEBRUARY 6TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO.
DOWN. A fire had been seen on Copeland Island, but it was found to have been lit by rabbit trappers to burn rubbish. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d..