LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat from H.M.S. Pomerol
APRIL 1 ST. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.53 P.M. on 31st March, a message was received from the resident naval officer at Brixham that a boat from H.M.S. Pomerol with men on board was adrift outside the harbour. A fresh S.S.E. gale was blowing,...
The S.S. Victoria
LONGHOPE, ORKNEY ISLANDS.—The s.s.
Victoria, of Sunderland, 1960 tons, bound from Hamburg for New York with a general cargo, was seen about five miles N.
of Dunnet Head Lighthouse with signals of distress,...
High Seas...
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.Hunting Aerofilms is offering copies of these photographs at well below normal rates - and donating 25% of the print price to the RNLI.
Prices 8in by Sin - £13.00, 10in...
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Scotia (1)
HOLY ISLAND AND BOULMER. — The Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at 2.20 P.M., on the 6th March, in a rough sea, the wind blowinga strong gale from N.W., in response to signals of distress shown by the schooner Scotia,...
Brew for the Crew
You really can’t beat a nice cup of tea, and now you can support the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards simply by putting the kettle on and having a Brew for the Crew!
We’re asking supporters to organise a...
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St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—6th August, 1939. A bather had been reported in difficulties by the pilots, but the ?ifeboat could find no sign of him. He was already drowned.—Rewards, £5 11*. 6d..
Fishing Cobles (1)
IN SOUTHERLY GALE At 12.45 P-ni. on yth December, 1964, the coxswain decided to launch the lifeboat Friendly Forester as several local fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather. The life-boat put out in a southerly gale and a rough...
Beryl
At 6 P.M. on the 22nd December a barge, the Beryl, of Faversham, showed flares for a pilot, but in the prevailing gale it was not safe for ;a pilot to proceed to her. As the weather was very bad, and had every appearance of becoming worse,...
The Turbocraft Doughty
Walmer, Kent. At 5.8 on the after- noon of the 20th of August, 1960, flares and rockets were spotted over the Good- win Sands near the wreck of the N.E.
Victory by the life-boat mechanic and others on the sea front. A...
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22nd September.
A collision had been reported by wire- less, but no trace of the vessels could be found.—Rewards, £8 5s. 6d..