LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

EARLY in the afternoon of the 9th December, 1938, the open motor crabber, Channel Pride, of Dartmouth, was overtaken by a sudden gale off Coombe Point, Dartmouth. She had two men on board. Her skipper decided to return at once, but the...

Testing tow at Port St MaryWhen the Trent class Cough Ritchie II Launched, all that the crew knew was that a fishing boat was in trouble about 20 miles south east of Port St Mary in the Isle of Man. When they discovered that it was the large...

September Meeting.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 15th May, 1938, an outboard motor boat capsized about two hundred yards off shore and four and a half miles west of Clacton. A slight S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a choppy...

To JOHN B. MCLEAN, on his retirement, after serving for 16J years as coxswain of the Peterhead life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, gratuity and a retirement allow- ance.

To BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, on his...

Long hours at sea THE CARGO VESSEL Gladonla, broken down and drifting 34 miles east of Lowestoft, was reported to the honorary secretary of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat station by Yarmouth Coastguard at 0850 on Tuesday January 3,...

LISTEN TO Dr Sydney Peace and, underlying all that he says, you will hear the ring of his abiding love of the sea. You will also hear the echoes of his deep respect of all seafaring people and in particular for the lifeboatmen of Orkney,...

WORKINGTON, CUMBERLAND.—In Con- sequence of a shipwreck having occurred here, with, loss of life, in September 1885, the local residents made application to the Institution to form a Life-boat esta- blishment at this port, and as a large...

Lofty lifesavers Sometimes, lifeboats need a little help from above. The Lifeboat meets the air crew who play their part in sea rescues – and who are lifesavers in their own right It’s a chilly Sunday morning on the windy, exposed airfield...