LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Infatigable
DONNA NOOK.—The Swedish barque Infatigable, laden with deals and boards for Hall, was seen flying distress signals, having lost her fore and main masts during squally weather and in a rough sea on the 22nd October. The signal gun having been...
A Steamer Blows Up.
Coxswain James Campbell, of Boulmer, has won the bronze medal for gallantry. His life-boat was helping in the tow of a burning steamer when the whole fore-part of the steamer blew up. The life-boat was lifted out of the water; her crew were...
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HELICOPTER LANDS BOY AFTER CLIFF FALL Holyhead, Anglesey. At 9.40 on the evening of the llth May, 1962, the police informed the honorary secretary that a boy had fallen over the cliffs at Treaddur Bay. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service...
Austin Motor Company's Gift.
The Austin Motor Company has generously offered to give the Institution one shilling for each horse power of every engine which it makes for a ship's life-boat. The first cheque for £240, for all engines which It had delivered up to...
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Holyhead, Anglesey. At 10.30 on the morning of the 3rd June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a man had fallen down a cliff at South Stack. There was a northerly breeze with a choppy sea. Ten minutes later the life...
Maggie Smith
On the evening of the llth October the coxswain was warned that the local fishing boat Maggie Smith, with a crew of four, had not returned to port when expected, and great anxiety was felt for her safety. The motor life-boat John and William...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the 19th of February, 1951, several local fishing cobles were at sea in bad weather.
By 1.30 in the afternoon the weather had got worse. Three cobles were still out and it was thought...
International Assistance from Westcountry Lifeboat
Penlee's relief Arun class A.J.R. and L.G. Uridge is pictured with two casualties, dealt with in a two-week period.
The lifeboat is pictured preparing to take an injured man off a120ft Spanish trawler in the sheltered... - View image in PDF
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Celerity
One of the finest services in the neighbourhood of Gorleston in exceptionally severe weather was performed by the steam Life-boat James Stevens No. 3 on the night of 15th-16th January, 1905. A strong S.E. wind had been blowing for days, and...
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Lerwick, Shetlands.—At midnight of February 27th, 1947, a doctor tele- phoned that he was needed for an urgent maternity case at Quarff, and snow prevented him going by road. He asked for the life-boat's help. The motor life-boat Lady...