LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Large Fishing Yawls
A strong N.N.W. gale was experienced at Filey on the 23rd July, and at about 5 A.M.
the alarm was given that two of the large fishing yawls in the bay were dragging their anchors, and drifting southward towards Speeton...
A New Life-Boat Film
THE Institution has had a new film made, with dialogue, commentary and music, called "Shipshape." It shows the work of repair and supply for the life-boat stations which is constantly going on at the Institution's Depot, where...
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Ruby
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. —• At 8.10 in the evening on the 19th of May, 1949, the coastguard reported that men had been seen waving from a small boat about five miles north by east of Peter- head, and the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of...
Pastime
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 11.50 A.M.
on the 3rd July, 1938, a message was received from the Wyre lightkeepers, through the harbour authorities, that a motor boat was in difficulties about a quarter of a mile from King's...
The Converted Ship's Boat Caroline
Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 9.42 on the night of the 6th of August, 1955, the coxswain reported that the converted ship's boat Caroline, of Hartlepool, had grounded on Ridge End at the northern entrance to the harbour. At 9.55...
Arienoldus G.
Torbay, Devon.—Early on the morning of the 10th of March, 1956, five •members of the crew of the motor vessel Arienoldus G., of Rotterdam, which was anchored one mile south- east of Teignmouth bar, put off in a small boat to land the mate...
Christmas Festivities
LAST Christmas a number of life-boats again took out Christmas parcels from their towns to men on neighbouring lightships. The Weymouth life-boat took them to the Shambles, Selsey to the Owers, Barry Dock to the Breaksea, Margate to the...
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The Sailing Barge Yarana
Margate, Kent.—At 2.15 A.M. on the 15th October, 1939, the coastguard telephoned the coxswain that he believed a vessel was burning flares. The coxswain went to the coastguard lookout and was satisfied that they were distress signals. An...
The S.S.Jankiki
Walmer, and Ramsgate, Kent. — At 6.42 in the morning of the 30th of March, 1952, the Deal coastguard tele- phoned to the Walmer life-boat station a wireless message from the S.S.
Jankiki, of Panama, that she was aground...
The S.S.Jankiki (1)
Walmer, and Ramsgate, Kent. — At 6.42 in the morning of the 30th of March, 1952, the Deal coastguard tele- phoned to the Walmer life-boat station a wireless message from the S.S.
Jankiki, of Panama, that she was aground...