LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Destroyer H.M.S. Walrus (1)
Teesmouth, and Scarborough, Yorkshire.
—At 4.20 P.M. on the 12th February, 1938, a request was received from the coastguard at Whitby for the motor life-boa.t J. W. Archer, as the destroyer H.M.S. Walrus had broken from her...
A Sailing Dinghy
A SAILING DINGHY in difficulties off Little Orme was sighted by Llandudno deputy launching authority and station mechanic at 1525 on April 27, 1974. The DLA immediately advised HM Coastguard and assembled the crew.
The wind...
Swedish Lifeboat Arrives for Trials
Swedish lifeboat arrives for trials The Swedish Victoria class lifeboat, which is to be trialled by the RNLI as part of the RNLI's Lifeboats 2000 boat development programme, arrived in Poole on 15 February.
She was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Service In 1952
FOR the third year, in the seven years since the war ended, the Life-boat Service set up a new record. In 1952 its boats went out to the rescue 657 times. That is more than ever before in time of peace, and though the figure is considerably...
Category: Articles
Maria
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 6.30 on the evening of the 1st of September, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that a flare had been seen off Grain Spit.
At 6.45 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was...
Carbiel
Plymouth, Devon.—At 9.20 on the evening of the 10th of December, 1957, the coxswain learnt that two men had left in a dinghy to board one of their tugs but had been carried to leeward.
A hurricane was blowing and a number...
Free Lance
JUNE 9TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.
About 10.40 at night it was reported that the naval cadet boat Free Lance (a converted life-boat) was dragging her anchors north of New Brighton pier. A fresh westerly wind was blowing,...
Gipsy Mariner
The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 4.35 on 22nd July, 1967, information was given that distress flares had been seen two miles from the life-boat station. The life-boat The Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service No. 33} was launched at 4.58 in a...
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Howth, Co. Dublin - At 6.35 p.m. on 30th April, 1966, the Garda informed the motor mechanic that two boys were stranded at the foot of the cliff at Castena Bay. The fire brigade had been unable to reach them. In the absence of the honorary...
Life-Boat Conference
South-western District.
A CONFERENCE of Honorary Workers in Hampshire, Berkshire, East Dorset and Wiltshire was held at Winchester on the 15th March. Representatives from nineteen Branches and Guilds were present, and Sir...
Category: Meetings