LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco
NOVEMBER 24TH. - WALMER, KENT. A message from the S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco, was received through the coastguard.
It said that she would be anchoring in The Downs at two o’clock that afternoon and had asked...
Merite
FEBRUARY 21ST. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 10.40 A.M. t h e coastguard reported a light E. by S. of Peterhead, and later reported that it was still to be seen, drifting northward. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing with a moderate...
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NOVEMBER 6TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. At 12.15 in the afternoon the police reported that a parachute had come down in the sea off The Commons, Donaghadee, and at 12.45 the Belgian motor life-boat Ministre Anseele, on temporary duty at the...
Narwal
MAY 17TH. - FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHENSHIRE.
At 8.30 A.M. the coxswain received information from the Pembrey coastguard that a vessel was in difficulties on the Cefn Sidan Sands, and at 9.25 A.M. the motor life-boat William...
Moira Herd
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 8.30 p.m. on 29th January, 1965, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that the M.F.V. Moira Herd was aground at Red Beacon, Holm Head. The lifeboat James and Margaret Boyd proceeded to the casualty at...
A Small Sailing Boat
Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—14th January, 1939. A small sailing boat bound from Leith to Dunbar was overdue.
She took shelter at Cockenzie and the life-boat was recalled by wireless.
—Rewards, £14 11s....
A Motor Boat
JAN. 19TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
A motor boat had gone ashore at Lossiemouth, but her crew were able to scramble over t h e rocks £10 6s. 3d.
to safety.-Rewards,.
Annalivia
A YACHT UNDER OBSERVATION in the River Mersey approach channel in the vicinity of C13 Buoy was reported to the honorary secretary of New Brighton ILB station by Formby Coastguard at 1655 on Saturday, October 23, 1976. It was foreseen that,...
Contents
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 54 Number 535 Chairman: SIR MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: JON JONES Advertisement Manager: JOHN FARNHILL...
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The Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger sizes, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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