LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pepita
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At ten o'clock on the night of the 19th of December, 1957, the coastguard told the honorary Secretary that red flares had been seen from the Shipwash lightvessel two miles to the north-west of the light- vessel's...
Gala
At 11 A.M. on the 25th July during a moderate N.E.
gale the Coxswain of the Life-boat May- hew Medwin observed a vessel in distress in Peel Bay. The crew of the Life-boat were assembled very smartly and the boat launched....
Saturnas
Runswick, Yorkshire.—On the 14th August, as the motor life-boat Robert Potion—The Always Ready was being launched for the annual regatta, news was received from the coastguard that a ship was ashore at Kelder Steel.
The...
G.C.B.
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—In the morn- ing of the 9th of December, 1948, a strong southerly gale was blowing.
At 8.35 a barge was seen to be in diffi- culty three-quarters of a mile west of the pier, and the motor life-boat...
Elizebeth Mary
Dover, Kent.—In the evening of the 8th of May, 1952, a moderate southerly gale was blowing with a rough sea, and at 6.5 Lloyd's Signal Station reported two men in a rowing boat outside the harbour. At 6.30 the life- boat Thomas Markby,...
Poole Headquarters July 25 1986:
Poole headquarters, July 25, 1986: When Stephen Willoughby died tragically young, his family decided they would buy a lifeboat in his memory. The relief 16ft D class lifeboat Stephen Willoughby was therefore officially handed over and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Kitty
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 1st of May, 1955, the Formby coastguard telephoned that a boat had been reported in dis- tress and making heavy weather in the Rock Channel. At 12^.30 the life-boat Edmund and Mary...
ALDEBURGH’S ACORNS
Legend has it that carrying acorns will bring you good luck and longevity. At Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, it’s a belief that has been rooted for 117 years. Why? Because for one lifeboatman, the legend came true.
Augustus...
Category: Articles
A 52 Hours' Service
The American steamer " Hybert" ran on the Goodwins on her way to Antwerp shortly after 7 o'clock on the morning of November 6th, and was refloated in the early morning of the 9th. The Walmer Life-boat stood by from 8... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Guatemala
BROADSTAIRS.—In reply to signal guns from the light-ship, the Samuel Morrison Collins Life-boat was launched at 8.55 P.M.
on the 30th June. When about half way to the Goodwin Sands, she was taken in tow by the steam-tug...