LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Glorfindel II
Yacht crew landed ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1976, at 1720 Eyemouth Coastguard informed the deputy launching authority of St Abbs ILB station that the yacht Glorfindel II, moored in St Abbs outer harbour, was in danger of being swamped. A...
Madora, of Yarmouth
The Lowestoft life-boat saved 2 outof the crew of 5 men of the brigantme Ma- dam, of Yarmouth, which became a total wreck on the north end of the Newoome Sands ..
Broughty Ferry - Scotland Division
Broughty Ferry's Arun can be seen lying afloat just to the right of centre in the main photograph, with the boathouse on the foreshore at the far right.
The boathouse is now home to the boarding boat and D class... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Elmela (1)
Aground on Goodwins REPORTS OF SHIP'S LIGHTS in the vicinity of East Goodwin Buoy were passed to the honorary secretary of Walmer lifeboat station by Dover Straits Coastguard at 2130 on Saturday December 10, 1977. The East Goodwin...
Wexfordian
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—The motor life-boat K.E.C.F. put out at 11.30 A.M. on the 29th February, as the watchman had reported that the steamer Wexfordian was ashore on Wexford Bar. Mr. W. J. B.
Moncas, the branch...
Mrs. Robert Carpenter, Brighton
Mrs. Robert Carpenter, who died on 24th April of this year, was one of the founders of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild of Brighton and Hove in 1921, and was its first honorary secretary and treasurer. She held that post until 1930, when ill...
Category: Obituaries
Ferry Boat
GORLESTON.—The dandy Ferry Boat, of Great Yarmouth, bound on a mackerel fishing voyage, stranded on the South Scroby Sand in thick weather, a rough sea, and a strong wind from N.E. by N., on the 7th Jane. She showed a signal of distress, and...
Scottish Lifeboat Council Annual General Meeting
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Scottish Lifeboat Council was held in The Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh, on May 23 this year. Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council, was in the chair at the...
Category: Meetings
Poplar
During the evening of the 4th November a cargo steamer was reported by the Coastguard to be at anchor about five miles from the station with the " uncon- trollable " signal hoisted; and later it was seen that she had hoisted a...
County of Anglesea
The ketch County of Anglesea, of Carnarvon, whilst bound from that port to Rhosneigir with a cargo of bricks, was seen at 8.50 P.M., on the 15th March, drifting down towards the cliffs of Trecastell.
The weather was not...