LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Violet and Virgin,Training Ship Prince Louis, Ketch Owl
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 3.25 on on the afternoon of the 16th September, 1961, a local resident informed the honorary secretary that the small fish- ing vessel Violet was unable to make the harbour entrance. The wind at the time had...
James O'Neil
In re- sponse to a telephone message from Liverpool, on the 3rd April, stating that a schooner was ashore on Taylor's Bank, the steam Life-boat Queen pro- ceeded to her. On arrival they found the schooner James O'Neil, of Kinsale,...
Barrus
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t proves it! If you're considering buying an outboard, whatever the size, you'll lave noticed that almost every manufacturer promises greater reliability as At Mariner,...
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Swimmers In Action
When the Teesmouth life-boat Sarah Jane and James Season was out on exercise on 25th August, they were signalled by a fishing coble.
When they went alongside they found that she had a trawl warp round her propeller. The two...
Category: Articles
Maggie
CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—On the 10th August the schooner Maggie, of Ardrossan, bound from Connah's Quay for Swansea with a cargo of bricks, stranded on the Platters Bocks, near the Skerries, during squally weather. The crew, five in number, who...
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New Quay,Cardiganshire-At2p.m.
on 16th August, 1967, the coastguard reported that a man had fallen over the cliffs at Llangranog. As it was considered that a small boat might be of assistance the IRB was launched at 2.6 in...
A New Life-Boat Fleet
Early in the war the building of motor life-boats almost ceased, because of the demands on the shipyards made by the fighting services. During the five years and eight months of war, 17 new life-boats were sent to the coast. In normal years...
Category: Articles
A Miniflare Being Fired at Night. the Payload Is, Incidentally, Falling While Burning: a Distress Pyrotechnic Does Not Ascend Burning.
A Miniflare being fired at night. The payload is, incidentally, falling while burning: a distress pyrotechnic does not ascend burning.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Shoreline
FIRST OF ALL, may I say how happy I am to have become associated with Shoreline as membership secretary. It has been a great pleasure to receive your welcoming letters and already, after only a few weeks, I feel that I am among old...
Category: Articles
Help
T e n b y , Pembrokeshire.—On the evening of the 1st August the coastguard reported that a motor boat in the bay was dragging her anchor towards the beach. A strong S.E. breeze was blowing, and it was raining. The sea was heavy. The...