LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains
The following Awards were made to Coxswains during April, May, June and July :— To THOMAS WILLIAM JONES, on his retire- ment, after serving 11 years as Coxswain of the Aberdovey Life-boat, and, previous to that, 29 years as Second Coxswain,...
Category: Awards
Dave Kennett Is Coxswain of the Yarmouth Lifeboat.
Dave Kennett is coxswain of the Yarmouth lifeboat. Having joined the crew in 1968, he served as second coxswain from 1969 until his appointment as coxswain/mechanic in 1971.
Since 1979, Dave has been the station's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Duchess of Leith
CURIOUS INCIDENT OFF SHERINGHAM Sheringham and Cromer, Norfolk. At about five o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday the 19th September, 1963, the Sheringham coxswain launched his crab boat to investigate a cabin cruiser, Duchess of Leith,...
Robin and Mary
During a very light N.N.W. breeze, on the 10th February, the coble Robert and Mary, belonging to Whitby, came from Runs- wick to work her crab-pots at the back of Whitby rock. There was a heavy sea on the Bar and a very strong outset; the...
Vaderland
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—At 8.0 on the night of the 10th of January, 1951, a ship was seen to enter Dun- garvan Harbour, ivn in on the wrong side of the sand bar and burn flares.
At 8.40 the life-boat Agnes Cross, on...
Fishing Boats
Girvan, Ayrshire.-—-On the morning of 8th March, 1939, a strong W.N.W.
wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and the fresh water from the flooded river Girvan was making the harbour bar extremely dangerous. Five fishing boats...
Open Salmon Yawls
Youghal, Co. Cork. On the 13th of April, 1960, the local fleet of open salmon yawls were fishing at the entrance to the harbour. At 12.30 one of the boats was carried out into the rough confused water on the bar, and the life-boat Herbert...
Vervine Blossom
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 2.22 on the afternoon of the 8th of January, 1958, a resident of Wexford told the coxswain that he had heard from one of his own fishing boats that the fishing vessel Vervine Blossom was aground on the...
Two Fishing Vessels
TWO FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Whitby, Yorkshire. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 6th April, 1963, it was decided, in view of the very heavy swell on the harbour bar, to launch the life-boat to escort two fishing vessels...
The Norwegian Galliot Johanna, of Soon
On the 8th March a vessel was observed running in for the land, and, as it was evident she was em- bayed, there being a heavy sea and strong wind from E.N.E., a steam-tug went out and took her in tow. While crossing the bar the tow-rope...