LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ella (2)
Gourdon, Kincardineshire ; Arbroath and Montrose, Angus.—At 12.20 in the morning of the 8th of July, 1948, the Gourdon coastguard reported to Gour- don life-boat station that the rowing boat Ella, with a crew of three, was expected, but had...
Merry Mac
On the afternoon of the 8th May a man reported that a small fishing boat with three men on board was in difficulties to the north of Maryport, between Bank End and Allonby. A strong, squally S.W. breeze was blowing, the sea was choppy, and...
Silver Cloud and Runag
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 13th of September, 1949, the life-boat mechanic reported that the motor trawler Silver Cloud, of Abersoch, was towing to Pwllheli the yacht Runag, of Glasgow, which had gone...
La Boussole
Sinking yacht JERSEY RADIO received a MAYDAY relay call at 2215 on the night of Sunday August 5, 1984. The 25ft French sloop, La Boussole, had hit a rock north of Alderney and was sinking. Alderney lifeboat station was notified and at 2233...
Varne Boat Club Linlestone
A merry evening was had by all at the Varne Boat Club, Linlestone, in March. The Merrydown Cider Company took along samples of their original wines, wine vinegars and, of course, their famous Vintage Cider. The glazed eyes of the guests were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Providence
NORTH BERWICK, HADDINGTONSHIRE.
—A telegram from Anstruther was sent to the Coxswain of the Life-boat at North Berwick stating that a fishingboatfishingboat was in great danger off that place, and that the Life-boat...
Thelma
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At half past one in the afternoon on the 17th of December, 1949, the Walton-on- Naze coastguard telephoned that a sailing barge appeared to be in diffi- culties near the Cork Sand and that the Cork Lightvessel was...
Forecasting Weather
While making a few observations on this important subject, we seize the opportunity of republishing recent re- marks of Mr. Scott, the able and scientific chief of the London Weather Office.
He says:—" The system of...
Category: Articles
A Sailing Surf Board
Capsize TWO BOYS, aged 17 and 15, who had set out from Cove Sailing Club on a 15ft sailing surf board capsized off Baron's Point, lower Loch Long, at about 1240 on Sunday April 20 and were unable to right their boat because water was get...
A Steam Fishing Launch
CADGWITH, CORNWALL,—On the 1st September September a terrific gale of wind Mew from the S., and the sea was very heavy. The Joseph Armstrong Life-boat put off at 3 P.M., and conducted safely ashore one of the steam fishing-launches belonging...