LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Canoes
TWO CANOEISTS DROWN Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 5.16 on the afternoon of Friday the 23rd August, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man at Penarth had reported to the police that three men in two canoes appeared...
West Mersea and Clacton-On-Sea: the Greek Cargo Ship Protoklitos
West Mersea and Clacton-on-Sea: The Greek cargo ship Protoklitos was at anchor in the Blackwater Estuary when, on Monday February 7, fire broke out in her engine room and spread to her accommodation. It was a very cold day with a strong... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Birte, of Copenhagen
OCTOBER 4TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 6.35 in the morning, the Deal coastguard reported a steamer aground on the Goodwin Sands. An easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was...
Celebrating life
FAREWELL TO FRANK
This issue we are saying goodbye to some well-loved and dedicated RNLI people – including a man who helped us to understand the effects of cold water...
Category: Articles
Joan Maureen
Breaking up SOLENT COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Selsey lifeboat station at 2051 on Wednesday October 5, 1983, that red flares had been sighted close inshore off Selsey Bill and requested that the 15ft 6in D class inflatable...
An Open Boat
YOUGHAL, Co. CORK.—On the evening of the 13th July, the coastguard reported that an open boat, containing five soldiers, was in danger about five miles from land.
The wind was blowing from the N.W. at the time, and there...
Fishing Boats
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the after- noon of the 23rd of February, 1957, three local fishing boats were at sea.
The wind had freshened from the south- east, causing a very heavy sea at the harbour mouth, and the life-boat...
Fishing Boats (7)
OCT. 26TH. - EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.
A whole N.E. by N. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea in Eyemouth Bay. Four local fishing boats were waiting to enter the port. The motor life-boat Frank and William Oates was...
Fishing Cobles (2)
DEC. 26TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBER.
LAND. During the morning a strong N.E.
breeze was blowing with a rough sea, and anxiety was felt for the safety of three fishing cobles. There was a heavy swell at the...
Fishing Cobles
JANUARY 29TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning, while thirteen Filey fishing cobles were at sea, a strong N.E.
wind sprang up. All the regular life-boat crew were out fishing, but ex-coxswain R. C....