LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (3)
GOURDOR, JOHNSHAVEN, MONTROSE AND ARBROATH. — A strong gale suddenly sprung up on the east coast of Scotland on the morning of the 6th January and the fishing fleets were compelled to return as quickly as possible to the...
Mary
BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.—The lugger Mary, of Buckle, was taken off the beach, at about midnight on the 30th April, in order to proceed to Gluny Harbour to be fitted out for the west coast herring fishery. A whole gale suddenly sprung up from...
Nancy
At 7.40 P.M.
on the llth November, a message was received from the Yarmouth Coast Guard stating that a vessel was burning flares off Yarmouth Pier, and that the Yarmouth Life-boat was unable to launch. The Coxswain of the...
A New Life-Boat Film
THE Institution has had a new film made, with dialogue, commentary and music, called "Shipshape." It shows the work of repair and supply for the life-boat stations which is constantly going on at the Institution's Depot, where...
Category: Articles
Marguerite (1)
TWO LIFE-BOATS AND A STEAMER TO THE RESCUE North Sunderland, and Boulmer, North- umberland.—At 4.36 in the afternoon of the 17th of January, 1948, the Seahouses coastguard telephoned to North Sunderland that the local fishing yawl...
Mr. John Miller, M.B.E.
MR. JOHN MILLER, the honorary secretary of the Thurso station, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours List, 1948. Mr. Miller became honorary secretary in March, 1914, and retired in May, 1948, after...
Category: Articles
Up!
Going to the rescue of the barge Norseman on March 15th, 1937. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs
Fishing Cobles (1)
Staithes, Yorkshire. — Early on the morning of the 3rd June five local fishing cobles put out to the fishing ground to haul crab pots. The weather was fine, but there was a strong searunning. The sea increased until there was considerable...
Breadwinner II
Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 2.30 P.M. on the 18th January, 1938, the coastguard reported that the fishing coble Breadwinner II, of Holy Island, was overdue, and that anxiety was felt for her safety. The sea was choppy, with a moderate...
None (5)
Fowey, Cornwall. —At 2.3 early on the morning of the 12th of August. 1954, the Polruan coastguard reported that a vessel was sounding blasts on a fog- horn near Gwineas Rock about one mile west of Mevagissey. At 2.31 the life-boat C.D.E.C....