LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Covesea and Ocean Swell (1)
Whitehills, Banfisbire, and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—About 3.45 in the after- noon of the 18th of October, 1949, theBanff coastguard telephoned the White- hills life-boat station that two fishing vessels bound for Peterhead from Wick —the...
The Latvian Steamer Curonia (1)
Thurso, Caithness-shire, and Stornoway, Island of Lewis.—16th October. The Latvian steamer Curonia, of Riga, was in distress near Cape Wrath, with her engine broken down. She was able to carry out temporary repairs and made for Scapa Flow....
A Jaguar Class Yacht (1)
On the beach During the night of 18/19 March 1988 a 25ft Jaguar class yacht, on passage from Ramsgate to Gillingham ran aground in strong winds, fog and driving rain at Jury's Gap, Camber.
Rye's C class inflatable...
Louis Sheid and Tajandoen (1)
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT SALCOMBE DEC. 7TH. - SALCOMBE, AND PLYMOUTH, DEVON. Early in the morning the Belgian steamer Louis Sheid, of over 6,000 tons, was in the English Channel on her way to Antwerp. She had a crew of forty-six men. She saw...
An Irish Lights Steamer (1)
DECEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARF BOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
An Irish Lights steamer bad been bombed and sunk by German aeroplanes, when carryto ing reliefs for light-ships from Rosslare to the Coningbeg Light-vessel, but...
A British Beaufighter Aeroplane (1)
J ANUARY 9 T H. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British Beaufighter aeroplane had been reported flying low and was thought to have hit the water, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £18 6s..
A Motor Fishing Boat (1)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 2 81 h August, 1939. A motor fishing boat had been reported ashore, and the lifeboat put out in a dense fog, but she was recalled as her help was not needed.—Rewards, £9 13s..
A Motor Fishing Boat (1)
Fleetwood, and Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire.—4th October, 1939. A motor fishing boat, with two on board, was long overdue. A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was rough. Both life-boats searched all night, but found nothing, and it was...
The S.S. Sir James (1)
Girvan, and Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.48 on the evening of the 5th of May, 1954, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned the Girvan life-boat station that the S.S. Sir James, of Cardiff, was drifting ashore between Heads of Ayr and Turnberry...
A Hurricane Fighter Aeroplane (1)
MAY 2 9TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. A Hurricane fighter aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea off Ramsgate, but the life-boat was recalled when news came that it had been found off Dover. - Rewards, £5 3s..