LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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JULY 26TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 1.56 in the afternoon a message came from the coastguard that a vessel was aground on South Scroby Sands, two and a half miles from Yarmouth. The north-north-east wind was light, but the...
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Eliza, Tom and Hereford
BURNHAM.—The ketch Eliza, of Ljdney, was sailing up the river on the 2nd October, when owing to the state of the weather—a moderate gale blowing from the W.N.W. with strong gusts of wind and a heavy sea—her master considered safer to anchor....
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Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
On the night of the 6th March, lights were observed from Holyhead, n the neighbourhood of the Clipera Rocks.
The life-boat stationed at Holyhead was ac- cordingly launched, and proceeded to the ;pot in the face of a heavy...
Henry 'Joyful' West (Second from R) Helps to Carry the Woman Survivor from Lucy Ashore He Was Awarded the Rnli's Thanks on Vellum for His Part In This Rescue
Henry 'Joyful' West (second from r) helps to carry the woman survivor from Lucy ashore. He was awarded the RNLI's thanks on vellum for his part in this rescue.. - View image in PDF
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Epomeo
EIGHT ABOARD YACHT Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 12.15 p.m. on ist August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor yacht Epomeo had engine trouble and would probably need help. At 12.30 the coastguard confirmed this,...
Isabella
Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 15th of September, 1953, the local fishing coble Isabella put to sea with a crew of three to work her crab pots near Brig buoy. The weather was bad, and at 10.50 it was decided to launch the...
Grand Celebration
In October 1989 the Lytham St Annes Ladies' Lifeboat Luncheon Club celebrated its 25th anniversary, and at a party held to celebrate this, and the director's, 25 years with the RNLI, Lt Cdr Brian Miles was asked to help cut the... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Enterprise
The s.s. En- terprise, of Cardiff, loaded with coal, stranded on " Cowbar Steel," off Staithes, about 11 P.M. on the 16th June. The cobles belonging to the place went off to her assistance, but finding the conditions of weather...