LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

TROUBLE ON THE BAR THE ability to be able to anticipate a dangerous situation is useful at sea and this was demonstrated at Cardigan on 13th August, 1972, when the local ILB was called out before she was actually needed.

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THE Fastnet race—famous among yachtsmen the world over for its tough course of over 600 miles from Cowes to round the Fastnet rock off the south-west of Ireland—is contested only by strong and experienced crews. This year there were nearly...

Southbourne branch held a car boot sale last December in the car park of the Anglo- European College of Chiropractic. For each 'pitch' £2.50 was charged and, despite bad weather, not only was £150 raised for the lifeboats,... - View image in PDF

Brothers and stations unite When Red Bay lifeboat crew were paged, there was no immediate threat to life for the couple on the yacht, Chtoe. Yet at Red Bay station brothers Tom and Paddy McLaughlin remember thinking: 'It was blowing a...

At 3.32 p.m. on 3Oth August, 1966, the motor yacht Blue Marlin was seen drifting two miles south of Chichester. At 3.50 the life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched ina rough sea and a south westerly wind. It was three and a half hours after...

FATAL FALL At 3.9 p.m. on 23rd May, 1964, the Great Yarmouth police informed the honorary secretary that a man had fallen into the river at the yacht station. The tide was almost at low water. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with...

Yeisons Time of rescued from 1948. Launching. shipwreck.

Jan. 2. 3.20 p.m. S.S. Silvia Onorata, of Naples. Walmer life-boat stood by vessel „ 4. 2.50 p.m. / and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 ,, 4. 7.40 a.m....

THREE LIFE-BOAT CALLS IN FOUR HOURS Moelfre, Anglesey. At 1.20 on the afternoon of Friday, August 23rd, 1963, the Moelfre coastguard reported that an 8-foot punt with two on board was in serious difficulties four and a half miles south-south...