LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Cairnmona (1)
SUNK IN TWENTY MINUTES.
_ _ Peterhead, and Aberdeen, Aberdeen- shire.—At 11.15 P.M. on the 30th October, 1939, a message was received at Peterhead from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking three miles east of Rattray...
Rescue from French Yacht
ACTING Coxswain Eric Grandin of St. Helier, Jersey, has been accorded the Institution's thanks inscribed on vellum for the rescue of four people from the French yacht Kraken which went aground on 26th March, 1967. The St. Helier honorary...
Category: Services
A Fishing Boat (1)
On the morning of 8th April messages were received from the Coastguard and Police that a fishing boat was in distress in the Rock Channel. The No. 1 Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Anne Miles left her moorings at 11.45 A.M. in a moderate N.W....
Weymouth:
Weymouth: On Friday March 2, 1984, the 68ft yacht Constellation was crossing Lyme Bay on passage from Humble to Falmouth when, the weather deteriorating, the north-westerly winds rose to storm force 10. She turned about to return to Hamble... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Norok
Cromer, Norfolk.—About six o'clock on the evening of the llth of June, 1953, the coastguard passed on to the coxswain of the No. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg a message he had received from Sheringham that a small motor vessel close to the...
The S.S. Andalusia
HARTLEPOOL.—On the night of the 13th March, 1888, during a S.E. wind, sleet showers, and a very high sea, the s.s.
Andalusia, of Scarborough, ran ashore on Middleton beach. A steam-tag went to her assistance, but, owing to...
Christmas Gifts By Life-Boat
AT Christmas the Margate life boat took out the Mayor of Margate with gifts for the men on the Tongue Lightship, and the Eastbourne life-boat took out the Mayor of Eastbourne with gifts for the men on the Royal Sovereign...
Category: Donations
Ellen, of Llanelly
Two days afterwards the same Life-boat was again launched during a gale from the S.S.W., and in a heavy sea, and assisted the barque Elltn, of Llanelly, into a place of safety, she being in distress at the time.
It was not...
The Belgian Yacht Haura (1)
Lifeboatmen transferred to Belgian yacht in gale and heavy seas A joint service by Southwold's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat Quiver and Lowestoft's Tyne Spirit of Lowestoft has won two lifeboatmen framed letters of thanks from the...