LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Seylla II
Steering damaged BRONZE MEDAL AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY, 1986 found the Channel Islands in the grip of a southerly force 10 storm, which had earlier swept across most of the rest of Britain.
At 1935 St Peter Port Radio...
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Stronsay, Orkneys. At 10.45 P-m- °n 22nd December, 1965, a doctor on Eday Island told the honorary secretary that a three-year-old boy had been run over by a motor vehicle and had sustained a broken leg and head injuries, and had since...
Above Right
Above right. Superintendent of Cowes Base, Cdr Peter Gladwin, (left in photo) and Deputy Superintendent Mike Brinton with an Atlantic 21 ready to go on station. (Photos Bob Kennovin). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lugo
Yacht towed to safety from breaking seas on lee shore A difficult service in darkness, gale force winds and heavy breaking seas just yards from a sea wall has earned Coxswain James Kinnon of Ramsey lifeboat station the Thanks of the...
The Sorrento Screw Steamship
" On the morning of the 17th December, we were summoned by the firing of minute guns and other signals of distress from some vessel on the Goodwin Sands, and at 3 A.M. we launched from Walmer and Kingsdowne simultaneously in the Cen-...
Living with the RNLI
On the role:
L: ‘I’m immensely proud of Gary’s role with the RNLI and am behind him 110%. I believe the commitment has to be from the families as well or it’s not possible to do it.’ G: ‘I’ve now been on the crew for 17...
Category: Articles
S.S. Nicolaos M. Embiricos
NOV. 4TH. - WALMER, AND RAMSGATE, KENT. At 8.7 P.M. a message was received at Walmer from the Deal coastguard that distress signals had been seen about two miles east of their station. A S.W. wind was blowing, with squalls. There was a...
The Central Appeals Committee
A second attempt a fortnight later began with a favourable light wind and ended in thick fog when the crew could barely see the length of the boat. 'All kinds of ghostly shapes and spectral ships, all manner of imaginary noises and...
Category: Committee
Wild Rosw
At 4.15 A.M. on 24th November a telephone message was- received stating that a trawler was ashore in Hawick Bay.
The Life-boat Arthur B. Dawes pro- ceeded to her, and by request took off one of the crew, but the remainder...
Double jeopardy
Two mayday calls in quick succession put Walton and Frinton lifeboat crew on high alert
motoryacht’s two crew issued a mayday just before 1pm on Monday 21 June, after suffering engine failure. The boat was drifting towards...
Category: Articles