LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Texaco Caribbean, of Panama, Caracas
CHANNEL SEARCH It was learnt at 4.15 a.m. on 11th January, 1971, that an explosion had taken place at sea about one and a half miles west of the Varne Bank and that a tug was making for the spot. It was later established that the tanker...
Gazelle (1)
Plymouth, Devon ; and Fowey, Corn- wall. At 4.42 on the afternoon of the 18th of March, 1960, the signal station at Longroom informed the honorary secretary of the Plymouth life-boatstation of a report received from the pilot cutter. This...
La Boussole
Sinking yacht JERSEY RADIO received a MAYDAY relay call at 2215 on the night of Sunday August 5, 1984. The 25ft French sloop, La Boussole, had hit a rock north of Alderney and was sinking. Alderney lifeboat station was notified and at 2233...
Fortune Hunter
Fishing boat overdue THE FISHING VESSEL, Fortune Hunter, expected to arrive at Ventry, Co Kerry at 1600 on the afternoon of Saturday January 12, 1985, had still not appeared by 1930. The police telephoned the honorary secretary of Valentia...
Exhaust Watertighting
For about 20 early lifeboats which have been fitted with air bags to give them a self-righting capability, there has been the possibility, in the event of a capsize, that water could enter the mast and find its way through the exhaust system...
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Royal Marines Band Recordings for the RNIJ A special relationship has been established between the Royal Marines and the RNLI following tlie commissioning, and composition by Trevor Browne, a Royal Marine, of the "Lifeboatmen". the...
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A Speed Boat
Joint rescue saves water-skiersOn Saturday, 8 September 2001, three lifeboats, two helicopters and two cliff rescue teams were called out to rescue three people from a speedboat that had capsized in a notoriously dangerous area. The wind was...
Pacific (1)
MARCH 26TH. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 7.20 in the morning a message was received at Penlee from the coastguard that a vessel 4 1/2 miles south-west of The Lizard needed help. A light north-east wind was blowing. The sea was...
Walter J. Cummins
During an ex- ceptionally severe northerly gale and very heavy sea on the 8th January signals of distress were observed from the brigantine Walter J. Cummins, of Irvine, which lay off Moelfre weather bound, whilst bound from Wicklow to...
Bonnie Lad
On the morning of the 6th August, the llfraeombe Life-boat Go-operator No. - rescued two persons, who were found in a pitiable condition in a fishing boat, which was dismasted and drifting helplessly in a strong W.S.W. wind and rough sea....