LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—Very early on the morning of the 30th January, 1938, the watchman at Curracloe reported rockets between the Lucifer and Blackwater Light-vessels. A storm was blowing from the N.W. by W., and a heavy sea was...

Filey, Scarborough, and Whitby, Yorkshire.

—During the evening of the 25th February, 1938, the Grimsby trawler Buckingham, with a crew of sixteen on board, ran aground at Newbiggin Wyke, just north of Filey Brig. A moderate...

HILBRE ISLAND.—The Life-boat Admiral Briggs was launched at 1.9 P.M., on the26th March, an intimation having been received that a vessel was driving on to the rocks. The weather at the time was misty, a whole gale of wind was blowing from...

An account of the presentation of the Centenary Vellum appeared in the last issue of The Lifeboat.. - View image in PDF

Dungeness, Kent.—At 12.38 on the afternoon of the 22nd of September, 1957, the Lade coastguard telephoned that a small motor boat was anchored, with her engine broken down, off the coastguard look-out. Her crew of three were waving a flag on...

PORT LOGAN, WIGTOWNSHIRE.—Information was received at 5.15 P.M. on the 10th April that a vessel was showing distress signals in Luce Bay. The Life-boat Frederick Allen was as quickly as possible transported on her carriage to the most...

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In response to Christopher Hansen’s comment last issue, please do not give up the lifeboat launchings summary. You can’t possibly feature more than a very few high-profile rescues in...

Whitby, Yorkshire. — Shortly after nine o'clock on the morning of the 29th of November, 1950, while the Whitby fishing fleet was at sea, it was reported that a strong northerly gale had developed, causing a heavy swell.