LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Trawler in trouble
20 January: Baltimore Help was needed fast when a 20m fishing trawler lost steering near Cape Clear late at night in winds blowing force 4–5, whipping up a 3m swell. Baltimore crew were on hand and, having...
Category: Articles
37' Oakley Lifeboat James and Catherine Macfarlane Back In Padstow After Her Service of December 7 (I to R) Second Coxswain Trevor England Dl (Sw) Lt-Cdr R S P
37' Oakley lifeboat James and Catherine Macfarlane, back in Padstow after her service of December 7. (I.
to r.) Second Coxswain Trevor England, Dl (SW) Lt.-Cdr. R. S. Portclunouth, Coxswain Anthony Warnock and Honorary... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
These Two Whisky Bottles Contained Over £200 Collected By Customers of the White Hart Aldeburgh to Put Towards the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Appeal the Two Men About to Take a Short Cut to Emptyi
These two whisky bottles contained over £200 collected by customers of the White Hart, Aldeburgh, to put towards the Aldeburgh lifeboat appeal. The two men about to lake a short cut to emptying the bottles are (I.) John Driver and (r.)... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 9.20 P.M.
* on the 14th October, 1939, the coastguard reported that the Shambles Lightship had fired guns and rockets.
A strong E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. At 10...
Augustine Louise
On the 23rd February the Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat, the Grace Darling, assisted by a steam-tug, saved theFrench schooner Augustine Louise, \ which had grounded on the rocks near that place..
The Former Life-Boat (Barnet Class) William and Kate Johnson
Ex-lifeboat saved Holyhead Severn class lifeboat ChristopherPearce launched to former lifeboat (Barnet class) William and Kate Johnson in late June 2004 when she sent a Mayday call due to taking on water.
Thanks to good...
Ripple
At 10.30 P.M.
on the llth January one of the local trawlers named the Ripple was seen to be in difficulties off Porthminster owing to the wind having suddenly veered to northward and carried away her mizen mast. Noticing...
Barbara Woods
The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 1.15 P.M. on the 28th September, during a moderate S.E. gale and heavy sea,onac- count of the fishing-boat Barbara Woods, of Methil, having run ashore about 200 yards from the entrance to the harbour...
Niels
BROUGHTY FERRY, N.B.—It was reported, about 5 P.M. on the 4th March, that a schooner had gone ashore on the Lady Bank, and when she could 'be seen through the snow and drift, which was only at intervals, she appeared to be partially...
Morning Star
At about 4: P.M. on 10th February informa- tion was received from fishermen that the motor fishing boat Morning Star, with a crew of three on board, including John Campbell, the Life-boat Coxswain, was two hours overdue. A strong...