LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
June (1)
LOSSIEMOUTH, MORAYSHIRE. At 11.25 in the morning of the 21st of December, 1944, the coastguard saw a Mosquito aeroplane crash in the sea near Covesea Skerries, two or three miles north-west of Lossiemouth. The Institution’s auxiliary...
Category: Services
A Rubber Dinghy
DUTCHMEN IN DINGHY Ballycotton, Co. Cork. At 10.45 p.m. on 6th October, 1963, five Dutch fishermen left Ballycotton harbour in a rubber dinghy to return to their ship which was anchored with twelve other Dutch trawlers in Ballycotton Bay....
Cerealia
Crew's 'fine teamwork' during 16-hour service The crew of Wells Mersey class lifeboat Doris M. Mann of Ampthill have been commended following a 16-hour service which 'was dominated by a fine display of teamwork' in winds...
Lifeboats In Action
Injured yachtsman saved from certain deathD A mayday call from an injured sailor who had lost control of a yacht was relayed to Falmouth Coastguard on 29 October 2003.
The Royal Navy (RN) search and rescue helicopter from...
Category: Services
Helping God.
One of the gifts in answer to Coxswain Blogg'e appeal came with this letter: I am sending my pocket money to you this weeki so that you can help God to keep Bobby and John safe and all tie other children's Daddies safe. Love....
Category: Articles
Functional
Functional "Airflow" Jacket and Overtrousers Royal National Life-Boat Institution "...In 1971 the RNL1 adopte' Functional for Offshore Stations. The clothing has been well received by our crews who operate in severe...
Category: Advertisement
Life-Boat Services In 1893
Lives saved.
Cairns, brlgantine, of Kowey—assisted to save vessel and 7 Alexandra, barque, of Frederik- stad—assisted to save vessel.
Alpha, brig, of Ilernosand—as- sisted to save...
Category: Articles
A Yacht
Injured yachtsman saved from certain deathD A mayday call from an injured sailor who had lost control of a yacht was relayed to Falmouth Coastguard on 29 October 2003.
The Royal Navy (RN) search and rescue helicopter from...
Seafarer
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 1.53 in the afternoon of the 14th of June, 1948, during a thick fog, the Southend coast- guard reported that information had been received that a vessel was on Patersen's Rock, Sanda. Two coast- guards went...
A Small Boat (1)
On the evening of the 15th August news was received that a small boat with a man and a woman on board had been seen in difficulties, drifting with the tide through Calf Sound. The honorary secretary engaged a motor boat and went in search...