LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Nedjan
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a vessel had stranded about two hundred vards north of Church Point.
At 3.9 the life-boat Richard Ashley...
Under Starter's Orders
Pictured at the start of the race are, standing left to right: Mr R. Vivian May, a member of the fund raising committee and deputy president of Bridport branch, the director and Mrs Joan Best, president of Beaminster branch. Kneeling left to... - View image in PDF
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Gallant Women
Three women have been thanked by the Institution for their gallantry. One was the purser of the training ship "Moyana", in Southampton Water, who was awarded a vellum. Six cadets had left the ship in a dinghy in a rough...
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Bather in difficulty HUMBER COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Mablethorpe lifeboat station at 1634 on Friday August 19, 1983, that a bather was in difficulty at Theddlethorpe, about three miles to the north of the station....
A Punt
FOUR STRANDED ON ISLAND Howth, Co. Dublin. A woman telephoned the honorary secretary at 7.25 on the evening of Sunday the 29th September, 1963, reporting that a fire had been seen on the island, Ireland's Eye. The Gardai telephoned...
The American Steamer Fort Frederica, of Portland
FEBRUARY 23RD. - WALMER, KENT. A strong west-south-west gale was blowing and the sea was very rough. In the early morning a ship was seen to be in difficulties. She tried to move to a safe anchorage and grounded on the Goodwin Fork Sands. At...
Andri
Runswick, and Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the evening of the 25th January the steam trawler Andri, of Eskifjordur, Iceland, carrying a crew of twenty-five, and bound with fish for Grimsby, ran ashore at Kelder Steel, Kettleness. A moderate S.E....
Janet
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. On the morn- ing of the 4th August, 1961, when the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was returning to her station from Brightlingsea after a service the day before, the coxswain decided to in- vestigate the position of a...
Union T.
On the morning of the 23rd September a heavy gale sprang up, accompanied by a very rough sea. About 52 of the herring-boats were then out at sea, but several of these landed. Others, however, held on by their nets, hoping that the gale would...
Motor Fishing Boats
Early in the morning of the 8th January some of the motor fishing-boats put to sea, the ; weather at the time being moderate with but little wind. Later the wind shifted into the eastward and brought up a very heavy sea, causing the boats...