LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Carnation
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH ENGINE TROUBLE Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 5.17 on the afternoon of the 23rd January, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen from the Peterhead look-out two and a half...
Xmas Morn
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. On the afternoon of the 18th of November, 1959, the skipper of the herring drifter Xmas Morn, on passage from Great Yarmouth to Fraserburgh, decided because of the weather conditions at Fraserburgh to enter...
Lady Jane
HAVING HEARD from Aberdovey Coastguard at 1820 on August 10, 1974, that a member of the public had reported seeing someone falling out of a motor cabin cruiser crossing [Dovey Bar to seaward, Aberdovey honorary secretary immediately...
Fishing Boats
WHITHORN.—On the evening of the 12th July several small boats were fishingfor mackerel while a moderate breeze was blowing from W. The wind suddenly shifted to N., and increased to a strong gale. One of the boats contained the coxswain of...
Life-Boat Services In 1908
Lives saved.
jEron B'ille, schooner, of Aber- ystwith—saved vessel and.... 3 Also landed 7.
Agenoria, schooner, of Chester— stood by vessel.
Albert, schooner, of Boston—...
Category: Services
The Fundraisers
Stilgoeing strong On 5 March Riegate and Redhill branch and guild held an Anniversary Dinner at Reigate Manor Hotel.
Nearly 120 people attended the event and guest of honour was entertainer and High Sheriff of Surrey,...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution—continued
BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.— The Worcester Cadet Life-boat was launched at 8.20 P.M. on the 3rd January, 1884, signal guns of distress having been heard in the direction of the " Atherfield Ledge" rocks during a thick fog and...
Category: Services
Life-Boat Services In January and February, 1947
Launches 90 Lives Rescued 61 During January and February life-boats put out to the rescue ninety times and rescued sixty-one lives, and the Institution gave to its crews and launchers for these services, and for assemblies of crews, rewards...
Category: Services
The Sailing Whaler
The Lizard, Cornwall. — At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the police at Mullion that a sailing whaler, with a crew of six from the Royal Naval...
Bezaleel
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. — At 4.50 in the morning, on the 7th of September, 1950, a fishing boat skipper reported that the motor fishing boat Bezaleel, of Banff, had wirelessed that she had sprung a leak, and needed help. A later message...