LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

TOW FOR CABIN CRUISER WITH ANGLERS ABOARD Plymouth, Devon. At 8.45 on the evening of the 13th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht needed help near Draystone buoy. There was a moderate breeze...

Blyth, Northumberland. At 8.38 on the evening of the 13th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Girl Doris had broken down about six miles east-north-east of St. Mary's lighthouse and had...

Ten stranded HARTLAND COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Ilfracombe lifeboat station at 2115 on Monday March 28, 1983, that an adventure holiday party, three adult instructors and seven children, had not returned following a day...

On the llth December, during a moderate south- west gale with a heavy sea, the coast- guard reported that a vessel was burning flares opposite the Life-boat station.

The Life-boat John Burch was launched, and, on arrival,...

WHITEHAVEN.—On the evening of the 17th September about 5 o'clock, at about half tide, there was a strong southwesterly wind and a heavy sea. The schooner Kate, of Peel, 122 tons register,was coming into Whitehaven Harbour light, for coal...

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 10.53 on the night of the 24th of February, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing vessel St.

Jan Berchmans, of Ostend, with a crew of ten, had broken down. The inlet...

Caister, Norfolk.—At 8.50 on the evening of the 12th of January, 1955.

the life-boat motor mechanic noticed distress rockets two and a half miles to the eastward. At 9.5 the life-boat Jose Neville was launched. There was a...

Reproduction of the Portrait of a Famous Coxswain.

THE Institution is preparing a Life-boat Calendar for 1931, which will be ready in November. In previous years the calendars have consisted of reproduc- tions of paintings...