LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Reaper
MOELFRE.—The schooner .Reaper, of Dublin, bound from. Wicklow for Garstoo, with a cargo of pit-wood, was caught in a gale from the S.W. on the morning of the 25th January, and was driven on the Dulas rocks. The Life-boat Star of Hope put off...
Netta Croan
Fire at sea A TRAWLER on fire, not under control, but under way about four miles north east of Aberdeen: that was the message received from HM Coastguard at 2055 on Saturday, April 13, by the honorary secretary, Aberdeen. The crew were...
A Fishing Coble and Ayton Castle (1)
NORTH SUNDERLAND and HOLY ISLAND.
—On the morning of the 27th January, five fishermen put off in a coble from North Snnderland, for the purpose of shooting wild ducks on the Fame Islands.
Two of the men...
Membership News
Active Membership The encouraging start to our 21 st year has continued with 10,315 new adult members recruited in the first five months of 1989, whilst the response to our appeal in the Spring journal for junior membership has been...
Category: Articles
Bug
FEBRUARY 7TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 12.57 A . M . a message was received from the coastguard at Kinnaird Head, that a rocket had been seen a mile east of Rosehearty. A strong S.E. wind was blowing, with a rough...
Tonton Alexandre
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.55 on the morning of the llth of February, 1959, the coastguard at Portpatrick told the honorary secretary that a Frenchtrawler was in difficulties between Corsewall and Campbeltown. Further enquiries were made...
Glynwood
-Prior to the service rendered by the Rhoscolyn Life-boat, Mr. WILLIAMS had been engaged for many hours at Holyhead with the life-saving apparatus, other vessels being in imminent danger there. At 3.45 A.M. the Life-boat Thomas Fielden was...
Kinnaird Head and Araby
DECEMBER 27TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 3 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a ship was sinking near the boom defence, and at 3.25 P.M. the motor life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3) was launched. A light...
Mary Ann
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 10.48 on the morning of the llth August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat had put out earlier in the evening with the owner and his son on board to go fishing and...
Ferry Good Idea
Yacht race supponers Kelp to raise funds by watching the action from the safety of Solent Cat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs