LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Nautilus
At 3.50 P.M. on the 26th February a boat was seen, with a coat lashed to her mast as a signal of distress, and on further observation it was seen that the occupants were waving their hats and making other signals to show that they wanted...
A phenomenal day
On a day when the highest wave ever recorded off the western shores of Ireland tipped 20.4m, Fenit lifeboat crew were called into action
On 13 December 2011, with a violent storm force 11...
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Lucy (1)
Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Poole Lifeboat station was informed by Portland RHQ at 0750 on Tuesday, August 23 that a Dutch warship had reported a 25' yacht, Lucy, with a broken rudder 23 miles south of Anvil...
Rap
On the evening of the 4th October the steamer Bap, of Lillesand, Norway, when making for Stornoway for coal, struck the Chicken Rock and was beached in Branahuie Bay. The master of the steamer proceeded on the morning of the 5th idem to...
Fishing Cobles
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the morning of the 7th December the weather, which had been wild during the night, calmed down, and at 9 o'clock the fishingcobles proceeded to sea. About 10 o'clock, however, the wind suddenly rose and veered...
Justice
MARGATE, KENT.—At 6.45 A.M. on the 15th March, while a strong gale was blowing from N.W. and a rough sea was running, information was given by the Coastguard that a vessel was on the N.W. part of Margate Sand. The Life-boat Civil Service No....
Zeehond (1)
Plymouth, Torbay, and Salcombe, Devon.
—On the evening of the 9th January, with a strong south-westerly gale blowing, and a very heavy sea, information was received through the coastguard that signals of distress had been...
Medals for Gallantry In 1946
FOUR medals for gallantry were awarded by the Institution in 1946, two silver and two bronze. The silver medals were won by Coxswain John Murt, of Padstow, and Robert Harland, a member of the Whitby crew, and the bronze medals by Coxswain...
Category: Medals
L'Espoir and Innocence (1)
Arun saves yacht and skipper after long tow in severe weatherThe RNLI's chief of operations has written to thank the crews of both the Falmouth and Lizard lifeboats following a service involving both lifeboats on 16 February...
Insight
rescue Insight Here is just a handful of incidents from 2007 from around the UK and RoI to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. See pages 20–27 for rescues marked . 1 freeD frOm rOPeS aS water riSeS A...
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