LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Nicholas
Over mud WHILE PAYING a routine visit to Spurn Coastguard lookout on Saturday December 6, 1980, Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of Humber lifeboat station was told, at 1912, that Hull Radio had reported two red flares sighted in the Foul...
Marys
On the 16th January the Life-boat Andrew Pickard was again called out on service while a whole gale of wind was blowing from the S.E. The ketch Marys, of Aberystwith, while running for Hantoon Channel, having lost her mainsail, and showing...
A Firefly Sailing Dinghy
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1954, the Penmon coastguard rang up to say that a Firefly sailing dinghy, with a crew of two, had capsized off Irish- man's Spit at the eastern end of the Menai Straits....
Gypsy
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 10.50 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the Penmon coastguard reported that a vessel was in difficulties in Penmaen Mawr and required help. The life- boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 11.5. The...
Rfd Inflatables Ltd
RFD are pioneers in the field of inflatable equipment.
They were the first company to introduce automatic inflation — the first to produce canopied liferafts - the first to receive Government Approval for liferafts on...
Category: Advertisement
Ann Wilmot
On November 14, at about 2.30 A.M., two flares were seen on the Scroby Sand, and rockets were fired from the St.
Nicholas Light. The Leicester Life-boat immediately put off, and on reaching the sand a vessel was discovered...
Clachnacuddin
On the 19th April, at 10 15 A.M., the barquentine Clachnacuddin, 'ofGuernsey, coal laden from Shields for Jersey, was observed in the fog, apparently stranded on the Scroby Sand. The fog liftiog a little, signals were fired by the Cockle...
Inshore Lifeboat Services March April and May 1979
Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 7, 17, April 17 (twice) and May 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd March 24, April 5, 19 and 28 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan April 15 (twice), 22 (twice), May 5, 6 and 29 Bangor, Co. Down April 27, May 14 and 20 Barmouth,...
Category: Services
The Steamers Oxshott, Deerwood, Gallois, Taara, Aberhill and Paddy Hendly (2)
GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL SERVICES AT CROMER AND GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON AUGUST 6TH. - 7TH. - CROMER, GT.
YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK, AND LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK. On the night of the 5th of August,, 1941, a...
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— 14th November.
Lightvessels had fired signals, but it was found that they were calling for their tender, as one of the crew of the Edinburgh Lightvessel had died.— Rewards, £16 17s. 6d..