LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
None (1)
Blyth, Northumberland. At 10.30 on the morning of the 14th October, 1961, the Blyth police informed the honorary secretary that a body had been seen floating in Colleywell Bay, and that as it was nearly low water no small boat could put out...
Secret, of Littlehaven
OCTOBER 8TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE. At 8.25 at night the coastguard reported that the motor boat Secret, of Littlehaven, with three on board, had left Littlehaven in the morning for Milford Haven and had not arrived. A second message...
A Naval Trawler (2)
JULY 8TH. - DOVER, KENT. A naval trawler had been sunk by enemy action, but the only survivor was picked up by a motor torpedo boat. - Partly permanent paid crew ; Rewards, £6 6s.
Richard Davies, Coxswain of Cromer Lifeboat
I Richard Da vies, coxswain of Cromer lifeboat, first joined the crew in 1962 and then served as second coxswain from 1975 until his appointment as coxswain in 1976. Richard was also a crew member of the station's inshore lifeboat from... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Membership News
Introduce a friend With this issue of THE LIFEBOAT is a leaflet entitled 'Introduce a friend'.
We hope you will pass this leaflet on to a friend, neighbour or perhaps relative, who may interested in supporting the...
Category: Articles
Orion
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—The smack Orion, of Ramsey, arrived in Peel Bay, from Annalong, early on the evening of the 20th February. During the evening, the wind increased to a tremendous gale from W.N.W. As the smack was dragging her anchor, a...
Morning Breeze
Selsey, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the after- noon of the 9th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the Chichester police had reported a yacht in difficulties half a mile off Brackles- ham Bay. At six o'clock the life-boat Canadian...
Martlett
On the evening of the 21st April the coastguard reported that a small yacht, anchored in Pol- zeath Bay, was in a dangerous position.
The wind and sea were slight, but she was very close to the rocks and would have grounded...
Fishing Boats (1)
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. •— On the 15th January the fishing fleet from Arranmore, Burtonport, and the surrounding islands, put off to fish in Boylagh Bay. The boats did not return when expected, and, as a dense fog set in, the motor life-boat...
Squibb
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At 10.30 p.m. on I2th June, 1965, the coxswain was told that a vessel was burning red flares in Perwick Bay. The life-boat Edward Z. Dresden on temporary duty at the station set out in thick fog at 11.15 in a...