LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Regalia
The fishing vessel Begalia, of Douglas, was under observation about seven miles off the shore on the 3rd January, on account of the very choppy sea and the strong W.N.W. gale prevailing. About noon the vessel was missed, and the Coxswain of...
Ringwood
At about 4 o'clock on the morning of the 31st December, a steamer was observed on shore north of Staithes. The rocket brigade were summoned, but it was found that the vessel was too far distant for the rockets to reach her, and the...
Kate
NORTH DEAL.—Signal rockets and guns having been fired by the Gull Light-vessel on the 4th January, the Life-boat Mary Somerville was launched at about 6.15 P.M., and proceeded towards the Goodwin Sands. The wind was blowing moderately from...
A Motor Fishing Vessel
Whitehills, Banffshire. At 7.30 on the morning of the 26th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor fishing vessel was ashore one mile east of Pennan. The life-boat St. Andrew (Civil Service...
A Rowing Boat (3)
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the collier Effra had sighted a small rowing boat with two men on board which needed help four miles north-east...
An Open Boat
Montrose, Angus.—On the afternoon of the 22nd May three officers from the R.A.F. Training School were thrown into the sea by the swamping of their open boat when they were trying to cross the bar at the entrance to the River Southesk. The...
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...
Waterlily
Whilst the schooner Waterlily, of Barnstaple, was riding at anchor in St. Tudwall's Roads on the 4th December she parted her starboard chain during a S.S.W. gale which sprung up, and made signals of distress. The Life-boat Old'kam...
A Record Year
THE work of the Life-boat Service does not grow less. It is actually increasing.
In spite of all that is being done, by new inventions, to make travel by sea safer as well as more comfortable, 146 more calls were made for...
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Else
APRIL 7TH. - ABERDEEN. At about 10.20 A.M. the auxiliary motor schooner Else, of the Faroes, was seen from Aberdeen harbour round house to be in difficulties off the south breakwater. A strong N. wind was blowing, with a rough sea and sleet...