LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Coniston
At 6.20 in the morning of the 15th November signals of distress were seen from a schooner riding in Ramsey Bay. The Life-boat Mary Isabella was launched in the teeth of a S.E. gale and a terrible sea and proceeded to the vessel, which proved...
Lenu
At about noon on the 23rd November, during a moderate southerly gale, the Coxswain of the Life-boat Thomas McCunn received a telegram from the Light-keeper at Mull of Galloway, stating that a Russian barquentine was driving across Luce Bay...
Dolphin
Runswick, Yorkshire. About noon on the 17th of April, 1960, the weather began to deteriorate, and as the fishing boat Dolphin of Staithes was at sea with a crew of three, it was decided to launch the life-boat The Elliott GUI to escort the...
The S.S. Haller
At 9 A.M. on the 1st October Coxswain John Haylett was informed that a steamer was ashore on the north part of the Scroby Sands.
The No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy was launched with the least possible delay and proceeded to the...
A Cabin Cruiser (1)
West Mersea, Essex. At 4.15 p.m.
on 24th June, ^65, the coastguard reported that a cabin cruiser was drifting down the river Blackwater past Stone.
At 4.20 the IRB launched in a strong gusting to near gale...
Determination
Skegness, Lincolnshire - At 3.50 p.m. on 16th April, 1969, the coxswain/mechanic of the life-boat reported that a catamaran which hehad been watching throughout the day had broken adrift. The life-boat Charles Fred Grantham was launched at 4...
Teakwood
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 10.12 on the morning of the 26th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small cabin cruiser was drifting a mile off shore near Old Castle Head. The life-boat Henry Comber Brown was...
A Wellington Bombing Aeroplane
APRIL 29TH. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON.
At 4.45 A.M. the naval officer in charge at Appledore reported that an aeroplane had crashed, and a quarter of an hour later he asked for the life-boat to be sent to help naval and R.A.F....
There Was An Added Treat for Three Lads Who Won Prizes In N Lifeboat Model-Making Competition They Went to Weston Park Near Newport
There was an added treat for three lads who won prizes in n lifeboat model-making competition. They went to Weston Park, near Newport, Salop, lo receive their awards from Lord Bradford, president of the Newport brunch of the RNLI. The boys... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
May (1)
REDCAR, YORKSHIRE. At 6.30 in the morning of the 30th of March, 1946, Saltburn coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the life-boat station that a motor vessel was reported ashore on the Salt Scar rocks.
A light...
Category: Services