LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DECEMBER 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

During the morning while the fishing boats were out an east-south-east wind sprang up, causing a heavy surf on the beach. As the boat Morning Star, with a crew of three, had not returned by...

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Governors Shoreline Storm Force Thank you As the New Year begins, the number of RNLI members now stands at a record 197,000. We would like to say thank you to every one of you for supporting the RNLI in 1991 - and look forward to your...

Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 10.30 on the night of the 7th of April, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message that a motor vessel was ashore on French Point at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch and that her crew had asked for help to...

DISTRESS SIGNAL At 8.33 a.m. on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a fishing vessel lying at anchor half a mile offshore appeared to be flying a distress signal. At 8.50, in moderate sea and wind conditions, with the wind...

MAY 21ST. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.

A report was received from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore two miles south of McArthur Head, Islay, and at 8.30 at night the motor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth was launched. The...

ON 30th October the history of the Institution, during its first hundred years of work, was published under the title " Britain's Life-boats : A Century of Heroic Service." It has been written, at the request of the Committee...

Cromer THE new 48-foot 6-inch Oakley life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was named at Cromer on 2ist June, 1967. She was given to the R.N.L.I, and her replacement provided for in perpetuity by Mrs. R. M. Reed, of Eastbourne, in memory of her...