LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Winifred, Amelia, Friendship and Lionel
Several of the fishing cobles were overtaken by a strong N.E. gale and rough sea on the 16th March when out attending to their crab pots. As it was seen that the cobles were in danger a steam trawler, which was in the Roads, pro- ceeded to...
Silver Eagle and Vine
STONEHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The sea rose very suddenly, the waves dashing over the piers, on the 21st February, while some of the fishing-boats were at sea. At 11.30 A.M. the Life-boat Alexander Slack was launched, and made for the boats...
Serpae
Troon, Ayrshire. At 2.42 on the morning of the 22nd of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the 30-feet motor launch Serpae had left Portencross for Saltcoats at ten o'clock the night before, but had not...
Bel Espoir
St. Helier, Jersey. At 3.57 on the afternoon of the 23rd of February, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the yacht Bel Espoir with two people on board was ashore on the rocks off Green Island. At 4.14, when the life- boat...
Invermore
AUGUST 27TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 8.45 A.M. a message was received from the coast watchers at Greenore Point that a vessel had grounded on the Splaugh Rock. A light westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was...
Memories of a Jersey Crewman
In place of a "Focus" report on a life-boat station we are publishing the following contribution sent to us by a crewman of the Jersey life-boat, who wishes to remain anonymous. The article was received after "Focus on St....
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A Singular Coincidence
A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.* ["A curious and interesting coincidence has been communicated to me by Capt. McK-ERLiE, of the Coastguard, Stranraer. The Edinburgh life-boat, it may be remembered, was exhibited in Glasgow on the 16th Dec.,...
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Overheard on a Bus
THE Life-boat Service, as has often been mentioned in the Institution's appeals, costs each year threepence a head of the population of Great Britain and Ireland.
A member of the Institution's staff was recently...
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A Salmon Yawl
Youghal, Co. Cork. While the lifeboat coxswain was fishing off Blackball Head on the afternoon of I5th June, 1965,, he noticed that a salmon yawl was in difficulties and being swept seawards. The coxswain returned to harbour, mustered the...
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FEBRUARY 3RD . - LERWICK, SHETLANDS.
At about 2.30 P.M. information was received from a resident at Bresay Island that two of his sons had gone across to Noss Island about twelve days before to look after sheep. On account...