LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Vigilance
Selsey, Sussex.—At seven o'clock on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Vigilance, of Shoreham, which had left Shoreham for Portland on the 31st of July with a crew of three, was drifting two...
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
An American Superfortress Aeroplane (1)
Great' Yarmouth and Gorleston, and Caister, Norfolk; and Lowestoft, and Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—About 6.30 in the evening, on the 7th of June, 1950, an American Superfortress aeroplane crashed eight miles north-north-east of Smith's...
Fishing Cobles (1)
WHITBY.—On the 2nd December four fishing-cobles were observed to be making for the harbour, and as the wind and sea increased, the Harriott Forteafh Life-boat went out, supplied the crews of the cobles •with life-belts, and attended each of...
TheSmall Lug Sail Boat Moa
About 10.30 P.M. on the 23rd July, three youths engaged a small lug-sail boat, called the Moo, to go for a moon- light sail. They were caught by the tide and being inexperienced in boating were unable to make any headway and drifted to the...
Servic
During a whole S. by E. gale, with a very heavy sea and rain, on the 13th January, the 'oxswain was at the Coastguard Look- out, when, at 10.25 A.M., a message was received from Gorleston that a vessel off Gorton was firing a signal for...
A Boat
Search through surf BLYTH LIFEBOAT, the 46' 9" Watson Winston Churchill (Civil Service No. 8) had launched on exercise on Monday, August 8, and was heading for the harbour mouth when, at 1007, a call was received from HM Coastguard...
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,...
Centenary Publications and Souvenirs
" Britain's Life-boats -. The Story of a Century of Heroic Service." By Major A. J. DAWSON, with an Introduction by H.K.H. the PRINCE OF WALES, K.G., President of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and a Fore- word by...
Category: Advertisement
Stobart
The steamer F. Stobart, of Sunderland, stranded on the Holm Sands on the 26th November when a heavy sea was running. The Life-boat Kenhoell was launched to hei assistance, and at the request of the captain stood by until the tide flowed.<...