LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Kalisto
Dangerous gas on blazing fishing vesselTynemouth's Arun class lifeboat George and Olive Turner was called to the aid of the fishing vessel Kalisto which caught fire on 15 September 1990.
The two crew had jumped...
The Training Vessel Francis Drake
Helping hand for youngsters The Ocean Youth Club's 70ft training vessel Francis Drake is pictured being given a helping hand by Ramsey's Oakley James Ball Ritchie on 8 August, 1988.
The yacht's auxiliary engine...
Willowbrook.
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The Duke of Montrose
THE DUKE OF MONTROSE has been com- pelled by ill-health to give up the work which, for many years, he has done for the Life-boat Service, as a member of the Committee of Manage- ment of the Institution and its treasurer, and as chairman of...
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Jean Anderson
GILES' QUAY, DUNDALK.—The brigantine Jean Anderson, of Dundalk, bound from Ardrossan to Dundalk with coal was seen ashore on the east side of Dundalk Bar with a signal for assistance flying, at 8 A.M. on the 18th...
Virgin
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. — At 11.30 in the night of the 15th of Septem- ber, 1949, the parents of a fisherman and two boys reported that their sons had put out in the motor fishing boat Virgin, of Castlebay, but were now overdue. The...
Ocean Pride
Amble, Northumberland. — On the morning of the 18th of March, 1955, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing coble Ocean Pride, which was still at sea with a crew of three in worsening weather, and at 11.57 the life-boat...
Zyava
Kirkcudbright.—At 6.40 on the morn- ing of the 20th of April, 1956, the Portpatrick coastguard rang up to say that the fishing vessel Zyava, of Fleet- wood, had fouled her screw and required help between Heston Island and Abbey Head. The...
Rocquaine
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 17th of December, 1950, the coastguard said that a ship four miles east of Lowestoft was in need of help.
At 5.30 the life-boat Michael Stephens was launched, in a fresh west-north-...