LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
West Coaster
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. — On the 9th October, 1939, a W. by S. wind was blowing, with a heavy sea. At 2 P.M. the motor life-boat Elsie was launched to the help of the motor vessel West Coaster, of. London, which was in distress in the...
Bankville
Barrow, Lancashire.—-At 7.5 on the evening of the 20th of December, 1952, the Walney Island coastguard tele- phoned that the coaster Bankville, of Liverpool, was in distress with a shifted cargo ten miles west of Walney lighthouse. At 7.30...
Dolphin
WEXFORD, IRELAND.—On the 24th February, at about 6.30 P.M., while a strong breeze from E.N.E. was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea, signals of distress were observed from the fishing lugger Dolphin, of Wexford, which had just struck on...
None (4)
Climber falls THREE YOUTHS WERE CLIMBING down the cliff at Wylfa Headland on Wednesday, April 13, when a peg pulled out of the cliff and one of the boys fell about 35 feet into the sea, striking the cliff face and a submerged rock on his way...
A Launch
Newhaven, Sussex - At 3.26 p.m.
on 26th June, 1966, a small launch was seen in difficulties two miles off the Martello tower at Seaford. There was a strong south westerly wind with a moderate sea. It was two hours before...
Sirdar
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.——At 7.30 in the night of the 23rd of October, 1949, a resident of Criccieth telephoned that he could see an unusual light a.
mile off Criccieth. The life-boat station made further enquiries...
A Yacht (1)
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 4.5 on the afternoon of the 9th August, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary there was a small yacht in difficulties off Sparrow Gap, Weybourne, and that there were three young men on...
Two Fishing Boats
Shortly after 10 A.M. on the 20th March a telephone message was received from Gourdon intimating that a very heavy sea was running at the harbour mouth, and that the fishing-boats had been warned not to attempt to come in, and, further, that...
Meet Lifeboat Larry
Meet Lifeboat Larry—or at least one of him. - View image in PDF
Mr Jewers of Winterbourne Down, Bristol, makes rocking horses like this for voting children and to dale has bv selling them made a remarkable £500 for the RNLI.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
S.S. Antonio
MARCH 28TH. - ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A telephone message was received at five in the afternoon from the naval base at Milford Haven that the S.S. Antonio had been in collision near Milford Buoy. A southsouth- west wind was...