LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat
Ramsgate, Kent. At 4.55 on the after- noon of the llth June, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with an outboard motor had broken down near the Brake buoy. Her crew of three were trying to row to the...
Fishing Boats (3)
MCH. 2OTH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Shortly before midday the lifeboat coxswain reported that several small fishing boats beating in towards the bay were in danger. The weather was squally, with hail showers, and a very...
Sena Sioria and Whisky Mac
Six survivors snatched from yacht in Force 9 gale and heavy seas A service to a 50ft yacht by St Peter Port's Arun class lifeboat Sir William Arnold in atrocious weather conditions resulted in media headlines throughout the country - and...
Services of Life-Boats
RAMSGATE.—On the 26th March, 1860, a schooner was reported to be on shore on the Goodwin Sands. The Harbour Commissioners' life-boat Northumberland was quickly towed out to her assistance by the Harbourtug Aid, there being a fresh wind...
Category: Services
Herbruder
On the following morning the gale had somewhat moderated, after a terrible night; but the sea was still very rough.
At about noon the Dutch galliot Her- Iruder went ashore, and the Life-boat was again promptly manned, and...
The S.S. Edinburgh
Signal guns having been fired from the Gull Lightship during a S.S.E. wind and thick weather on the 29th of May, the Bradford Life-boat and Vulcan steam-tug left the harbour at 4 A.M., and proceeded to the Goodwill Sands, where the...
Fishing Cobles
WHITBY.—At about 10 A.M., on the 28th of January, five fishing cobles, which had left the harbour about six hours previously, were observed to be returning, the sea having risen considerably. As crossing the bar was, under the circumstances,...
Arsene
On the 18th May, shortly after noon, information was received that a vessel was ashore on the Gorton Sands. The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane were im- mediately summoned and the Life-boat launched. On the inner bank, the brigantine...
Fishing Cobles
At 8 A.M. on the 10th January eleven of the fishing cobles belonging to Filey put to sea for the purpose of hauling their lines.
Although there was no wind a heavy north-easterly sea was making and when they were about to...
Fishing Boats
On the morning of the 6th May the Bridlington honorary secretary telephoned for a life-boat to stand by the Bridlington fishing boats, as the weather was very bad and the Bridlington motor life- boat was off service for overhaul. A moderate...