LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Daisy
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—A signal of distress having been observed during a S.S.W. gale and a very heavy sea on the 4th January, the Douglas No, 2 Life-boat John Turner Turner was launched at 5 A.M., and found the schooner Daisy, of Chester,...
A Fishing Coble
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the 29th January a gale from N.N.W. sprung up, accompanied by a rough sea, and the cobles which had gone out fishing returned home. One of the boats, however, had not come in, and as it was evident she would encounter...
Guus
At 11.4 p.m. on 4th August, 1966, a vessel was seen flashing a light south of the harbour entrance. There was a fresh north westerly breeze with a moderate sea. The life-boat Kathleen Mary launched at 11.30 at low water and proceeded to the...
Birthday Honours
Three serving coxswains and a retired coxswain of the R.N.L.I. were honoured with the B.E.M. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. They were Coxswain Edward C. Larbalestier, of St. Helier, Channel Islands, Coxswain Robert Lee, Douglas,...
Category: Awards
Formosa
At about 9.30 on the evening of the llth January, signals of distress were observed from a large ship ashore, or nearly so, on the main abreast of Walmer Castle. The weather was very bad with a rough sea and a strong S.W. by S. gale. The...
A Speed Boat
Speedboat sinks ON THE MORNING of Easter Sunday April 7, 1985, Brixham coastguard received a report from a member of the public that a speedboat had sunk on Pole Sands and that there were some people in the water. Fifteen minutes later, at...
None
Shore, lifeboat and helicopter crews save anglerA huge wave threw an angler off rocks into the sea near Padstow, Cornwall. Luckily, two boys saw the incident and ran to get help and the Padstow lifeboat crew were soon paged. They jumped in...
Gael Force
Tá na báid ar snámh san fharraige, Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir. The boats are floating on the sea, May the men come safely home.
Irish folk song
An island on western Europe’s extreme,...
Category: Articles
Pippa
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.25 on the morning of the 17th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a German ship was standing by a British yacht, which had burnt red flares and had asked for the help of the life-boat. At...
Star
MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE. — The Life-boat Hey wood was launched at 11 P.M.
on the 20th February, during a strong gale of wind from the S.E., and a rough sea, signals of distress having been shown by the barge Star, of...