LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 6th of January, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that in his opinion the rapidly deterior- ating weather conditions would make it dangerous for the returning fishing fleet as...
A Boat (3)
Torbay, Devon. At six o'clock on the evening of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report that a 12-feet boat, which had been hired earlier in the day, had not returned. Further enquiries were made...
None (3)
Torbay: On September 22, 1983, a young man fell 60ft into the sea when rocks crumbled beneath his feet on cliffs at Babbacombe. Two friends pulled the injured man from the sea, raised the alarm and then returned with blankets. Torbay's...
Wave
OKME'S HEAD, CARNARVONSHIRE.—At 4 o'clock on the morning of the 28th April, during a strong E.N.E. wind and a rough sea, one of the Life-boat crew saw a man coming ashore in. a punt from the yacht Wave, of Liverpool. The boat...
Helene Lohden and Restitution
Shortly before 1 A.M. on the 23th January the Coast- guard reported that signals of distress had been fired by the St. Nicholas Light-vessel. As quickly as possible the crew of the No 1. Life-boat Mark Lane were assembled, and the Life-boat,...
Cover Picture
The 52-foot Arm class life-boat on a visit to London in June, 1971, when she was moored at Decca Pier near Lambeth Bridge. She was built at Messrs. William Osborne's yard at LMlehampton, the hull was designed by Mr. J. A. McLachlan ofG.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sylvia
Longhope, Orkneys. — Early on the morning of the 31st of January, 1957, the fishing yawl Sylvia, of Kirkwall, put out for lobster fishing. Before she was due to return a strong gale blew up, and as it was known that it would be extremely...
Life-Boat House, Wembley
THE Institution took advantage of the fortunate coincidence that the British Empire Exhibition has been held in its Centenary Year, to erect its own house in the. Exhibition grounds. Life-boat House, Wembley, was very appro- priately placed...
Category: Articles
Maritime Books (Readers Union Ltd)
f MARITIME BOOK BARGAINS from The No-Nonsense Book Society Tor All Who Love The Sea The Maritime Book Society is a unique, personal service offering books on every practical aspect of boatowning and modern seamanship. Our books provide all...
Category: Advertisement
A Correction
WE deeply regret that in the last issue of The Lifeboat we incorrectly announced the death of one of our oldest Lifeboat workers, Mrs. Brandreth Gibbs, of Leigh-on-Sea, at the age of nearly ninety. The error was caused by the fact that we...
Category: Obituaries