LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 11.50 on the morning of the 28th of January, 1960, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that the local fishing boat Kindly Light was overdue from fishing and might be in...

TOWED BY TUG Walmer, Kent. At 3.30 p.m. on 9th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that he was watching the German motor vessel Widder, as she appeared to be in difficulties in the rough sea near Goodwin Fork. A local...

RACE CASUALTY While the yacht Carillion of Cowes was taking part in the Fastnet race on 5th August, 1971, she struck rocks off the Lizard and was damaged.

At 9.30 p.m. the life-boat Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service JVo. 33)...

Torbay, Devon - At 8 p.m. on 5th November, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two climbers were stranded at the foot of Long Quarry cliffs, Babbacombe, and could not be rescued from the shore. The life-boat Peter and...

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 1.45 p.m. on 29th July, 1967, while the life-boat Lilly Wainwright was on passage to Conway, the crew were informed that a dinghy had capsized off Orme's Head.

There was a fresh south...

Capsize THE DAY OF TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1986, dawned at Brighton with gale force winds blowing from the south south west, gusting to force 9 and skies overcast with a slight drizzle. Very heavy seas were running and waves up to 15 feet in...

Father and son trapped in cave Adifficult and dangerous service by Port Isaac's D class inshore lifeboat has led to the award of the RNLI's Thanks on Vellum to her helmsman Kevin Dingle and to a crew member, Mike Edkins.

By Captain ANTHONY S. THOMSON, C.B., Elder Brother of Trinity House, Commander B.N.B.

Reprinted from the " Journal of the Royal United Service Institution," by permission.

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