LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Admiralty Drifter and Rosa (1)
DEC. 13TH. - BLYTH, AND TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, AND SUNDERLAND, DURHAM. An Admiralty drifter had been blown up by enemy action, but Blyth life-boat could find no survivors.
She was then directed to a position where...
Fishing Boats (6)
DECEMBER 2ND. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 11A.M. the crew assembled for an exercise, but as a strong N.N.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and some fishing boats were out the launch was delayed and the crew stood by. Incoming trawlers...
A Pinnace (1)
OCT. 5TH. - LERWICK, AND AITH, SHETLANDS. In the morning of the 4th October a Royal Air Force aeroplane came down on the sea about twenty-five miles N.E. of the N.E. corner of Unst Island, and a pinnace went out to her help. On the following...
Zana
OCTOBER 19TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
At 4.48 in the morning, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore one mile to the east, and at 5.50, in calm weather, the motor life-boat Margaret Dawson was launched. She...
Sagacity
OCTOBER 28TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. As the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was returning to her station at about 2.55 P.M. after an unsuccessful search for an aeroplane she heard two loud explosions, and on reaching Spurn Point she...
The S.S. Yewkyle
FEBRUARY 22ND. - GREAT YARMOUTH A N D G O R L E S T O N , N O R F O L K . A t 4 A.M. Great Yarmouth coastguard reported that the Caister life-boat had been called out by rockets north of Winterton, but that the Caister life-boat could not...
Staying safe this Summer
Summer is almost here, and RNLI lifeguards on 150 beaches in England and Wales are getting ready for the crowds that will flock to the seaside in the glorious weather (here’s hoping!).
This year, the RNLI will provide...
Category: Articles
Lizzie R Wilce & Mary Barrow
At about 9.15 P.M. on the 7th January, during a heavy N.W. gale, a vessel was seen running for the harbour, but on nearing the entrance she missed stays and was driven on to Porthminster Beach, first striking heavily on Pednolver...
Brittany
— At about 6.30 P.M. on the 21st August the Cox- swain of the Life-boat sighted a steamer making for the Harbour, when she struck the bar and at once commenced to drift ashore. As the vessel appeared to be quite unmanageable and in a...
Catherina
TEIGNMOUTH.—At about 2 P.M. on the 14th April a vessel was seen running for the harbour whilst a strong E.S.B. wind was blowing and a heavy sea breaking on the bar. In trying to cross the bar she stranded in a dangerous position in the...