LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lady Friendship
Crew braves WWII defences to rescue grounded yacht
An R.A.F. Mosquito Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 14TH. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.
At 11.9 in the morning the Rhyl coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea about a mile north of the coastguard look-out. The weather was fine, with only a light wind and...
Brucklay Castle
GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN.—During a strong E. wind and a heavy swell on the morning of the 19th October, the barque Brucklay Castle, of Aberdeen, was observed to be in a very dangerous position in Crawfordsburn Bay. The Life-boat George Pooley...
Two Fishing Boats
ST.ANDREW'S, FIFESHIRE.—Two fishingboats returning from fishing in the bay on the 21st February were placed in a perilous position by a strong N. gale which sprung up, accompanied by a rough sea. One boat was driven on the beach, and the...
Merite
FEBRUARY 21ST. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 10.40 A.M. t h e coastguard reported a light E. by S. of Peterhead, and later reported that it was still to be seen, drifting northward. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing with a moderate...
Flower Fantasy
The Cutty Sark Society has kindly agreed that the lower deck of the famous clipper Cutty Sark at Greenwich can be used as a setting for a Life-boat Fantasy in Flowers to raise funds for the R.N.L.I. The fantasy will consist of 20 flower...
Category: Donations
Longhope Naming
The naming ceremony for the new Longhope, Orkney, life-boat took place on 27th May, beside Longhope pier. The new life-boat is the David and Elizabeth King and E.B.—a 48-foot 6-inch Solent—and has been paid for by legacies left by Miss...
Category: Inaugurations
Shrimp Boats
At 9 A.M. On the 2nd August a heavy squall from N.E. accompanied by heavy rain blew over Lowestof fc and caught the fleet of shrimp boats whilst at sea. As their position was one of considerable danger the No. 2 Life-boat Stock Exchange...
St. George
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE.—Signals having been hoisted at the Gunfleet light-vessel denoting that immediate assistance was required, on the 27th June, the Life-boat Honourable Artillery Company was launched at 6.13 P.M. in a moderate sea and a...
Corgi II
BLOWN OUT TO SEA At 2.34 p.m. on the 24th November, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat with a crew of three was being blown out to sea. There was a near gale from the south-southwest with a rough sea. The tide was...