LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Whitby No 1, and Runswick, York- shire.—18th October, 1939. The coastguard reported a vessel firing signals six miles north of Whitby. A moderate N.E. wind was blowing with a choppy sea. At 7.45 P.M. the motor life-boat was launched. The...

During a strong 8.E. gale on the 30th December signals of distress were made by the schooner T. H. Harrow, of Lancaster, which was lying at anchor about one mile east of : the Queen's Pier. The Life-boat Mary Isabella at once responded,...

Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 12.15 on the morning of the 22nd of Sep- tember, 1956, the Southend coast- guard telephoned that a red rocket had been seen five miles south-east-by-east of the look-out. At 12.39 the life- boat City of Glasgow...

MARCH 26TH. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 7.20 in the morning a message was received at Penlee from the coastguard that a vessel 4 1/2 miles south-west of The Lizard needed help. A light north-east wind was blowing. The sea was...

Similar service was rendered by this Life-boat on the 10th May when five cobles were in great danger, the sea having risen very suddenly. The Lifeboat was afloat three hours, and all the boats were got safely iuto the...

FIREMEN TAKEN TO MOTOR BARGE Margate, Kent. At 2.26 on the morning of the 18th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen four and a half miles north-east of the coastguard look-out. The...

During the afternoon of Thursday 24 July 2008, Teignmouth’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat The Two Annes launched in dreadful conditions to search for two swimmers, a 15-year-old boy and his father, missing from the beach. A full complement of four...

AT 4.15 on the afternoon of the 7th of December, 1959, the honorary secre- tary of the Cromarty life-boat station, Mr. James Cameron, learnt from the coastguard that the coaster Servus of Leith needed help nine and a half miles south-by-east...