LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ARKLOW, IRELAND.—On the 9th November, at 6 A.M., it was reported that the fishing lugger Steamboat, of Arklow, which had proceeded to sea on the previous evening, had been overtaken by a heavy N.N.W. gale, which had sprung up at midnight,...

AGROUND IN DENSE FOG Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 1.47 in the morning of the 7th of October, 1947, the coastguard reported a steam trawler aground near the end of the North Pier. There was a dense fog with a light westerly wind and a calm sea. The...

Cromer, Norfolk. At 3.17 on the afternoon of the 17th of August, 1959, the motor mechanic, who was in the boathouse, saw a yacht capsize half a mile off the slipway. The no. 1 life- boat Henry Blogg was launched im- mediately. She was manned...

Ramsgate, Kent. At 6.7 on the even- ing of the llth October, 1961, the life- boat Michael and Lily Davis had just completed an exercise with a Royal Air Force helicopter off Ramsgate. There was a light south-westerly breeze with a slight sea...

On the 4th October two men put out in the motor fishing boat Twin, of Sunderland. A moderate E.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. The Twin ran out of petrol and got into difficulties. Her anchor was dropped, but it failed...

THE following story of how a little girl of four years old worked for the Life-boats has been sent to the Institution by the Honorary Secretary of its Llandudno Branch:— "A little girl visitor, Betty Ruth Wharton, of Oldham, only four...

OCTOBER 14TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. About 12.30 P.M. a very loud explosion was heard. It came from the Trinity House vessel Reculver. She had struck a mine. An easterly breeze was blowing. The sea was smooth. The motor life-boat City of...

ON the night of 2nd /3rd April, 1966, the motor vessel Anzio I went aground.

The Humber life-boat was launched. She was unable to save any lives, but for the attempt which she made in extremely severe conditions Coxswain...