LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kingston Surbiton and Molesey Branches
In spite of rather grim weather for part of the time, the sun eventually shone on the Kingston, Surbiton and Molesey branches' annual inter-club regatta weekend which was a great success. Nearly 150 boats from 14 yacht clubs, including... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inshore Rescue Boats Services
From October, 1963, to March, 1964, the inshore rescue boats were launched on service four times. The following is the list of services or attempted services: Date 1963 October 5: October 13: 1964 March 15: March 20: Station Whitstable...
Category: Services
Nick Botham
Nick Botham Helmsman of Whitby's D Class inflatable during a service in heavy breaking seas to the yacht Cymba, for which he was awarded the Institution's Bronze medal.
Whitby's Waveney class lifeboat also took... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Groombridge Award
The Walter and Elizabeth Groombridge Award for the most meritorious rescue by an inshore lifeboat crew in 2009 has been given to Whitstable Helm Jonathan Carter and Crew Members Tony Martin and Henry Thomson. The crew saved the life of a man...
Category: Articles
Iris
— The pleasure yacht Iris, of Chester, was seen to be in a dangerous position in the breakers near Portmadoc Bar on the loth August. The Coxswain launched the Life-boat and proceeded to the assistance of the crew. He asked them if they...
Mariner
Kirkcudbright.—Early in the morning of the 31st July the Isle of Whithorn coastguard reported that a small yacht, anchored in Whithorn bay, was in a dangerous position, owing to a change in the direction of the wind. A moderate S.W. gale was...
Sarah Ann
Caister, Norfolk.—At 7 P.M. on the 10th July, 1939, a yacht was seen to strike the Caister Shoal, near the south end of Caister Beach, knock off, and drift ashore. A slight northerly breeze was blowing, with a heavy ground swell. The pulling...
Aerielle
Cromarty.—At 7.40 on the evening of the 25th of July, 1954, the coast- guard rang up to say that the yacht Aerielle, which had a crew of two, appeared to be in difficulties six miles east-by-north of South Souter. At eight o'clock the...
Speedy
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 17th of May, 1953, a report came by telephone of a yacht flying a distress signal a quarter of a mile east-bv-north of the Wyre Light.
At 11.50 the life-boat Ann Letitia...
Forella
Poole, Dorset. At 12.55 on the after- noon of the 17th of July, 1960, the police informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was considerably overdue from a fishing trip and that the crew's relatives were becoming...