LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

AT about midnight on 19th April an urgent message was signalled from the island of Papa Stour, in the Shetlands, asking for a doctor and a nurse to be sent at once to the help of a boy, four years old, who had fractured his...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 5.57 a.m. on 23rd May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was firing flares at Whittaker Beacon. The life-boat Isabella and Edward Irvin was launched at 6.22 in a strong westerly wind...

TWENTY-THREE HOUR SERVICE TO TRAWLER Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 12.32 on the morning of the 3rd November, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a trawler had grounded on a wreck in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, but that she...

A telephone message on the 22nd August reported that a vessel was ashore on the Holm Sands. The No. 1 Life-boat was launched, and in tow of a tug proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the smack Young Harry, of Lowestoft, homeward bound...

Swimmer saved by lifeboat Coxswain n a remarkable service at Cromer Richard Davies, Coxswain of the station's all-weather lifeboat, has been awarded the RNLI's Thanks Inscribed on Vellum and the three man crew of the inshore D class...

At 11.40 A.M.

on the 17th May, the Coastguard reported that the Royal Sovereign light-vessel was making signals of distress, and the No. 1 Life-boat Olive was launched without loss of time. Shortly before reaching the light...

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.30 on the morning of the 1st of October, 1952, the life-boat bowman, reported that the wind had freshened, causing a heavy sea and swell. The local fishing vessels were at sea, and at 10.0 the No. 1 life- boat Mary...

JULY 29TH. - RAMSEY, AND PEEL, ISLE OF MAN An aeroplane had been reported to Ramsey as having fallen into the sea six miles S.W. of Burrow Head, and the Ramsey life-boat was launched, as the Kirkcudbright life-boat was off service. At Peel...