LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aircraft
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 15th of July. 1955.
the Civic Guard at Dalkey reported that a private aircraft with a crew of two had crashed in Killiney Bay. At 3.48 the life-boat Dunleary II put...
Fanny Grosfield
At about 11 A.M. on the 9th April, during a strong N.N.E. gale and very heavy sea, the schooner Fanny Grosfield of Bai'row- in-Furness was seen drifting helplessly with her canvas all blown away, and a little later, when the vessel was...
An R.A.F. Sunderland Flying Boat
MAY 12TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
At 7.15 in the morning a doctor of Castlebay telephoned to the life-boat honorary secretary that he had received a telephone message from Vatersay post office that an R.A.F. Sunderland...
Saving Life from Shipwreck
THE beneficial results of life-boats and the mortar and rocket apparatus in saving life from shipwreck cannot be overrated; and the following account of their services to shipwrecked crews on the coasts of the United Kingdom, during the past...
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Katina Bulgaris
The Humber, Yorkshire.—8th February, 1939. The- Greek steamer Katina Bulgaris, of Andros, had collided with the American steamer Meanticut and sank, but the Meanticut rescued her crew.—Permanent paid crew: Rewards, £l Os. 3d..
Agile
CAISTEB, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 19th June, the schooner Agile, of and for Goole from London, with, a cargo of chalk, stranded on the Middle Cross Sand. A yawl went to her assistance, but was-unable to get near her owing to the heavy...
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JUNE 6TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 5.32 P.M. the South Shields coastguard reported that three boys were marooned on rocks. The tide was half flood, and the weather fine, with a slight sea.
A motor...
YLA Section
All inquiries concerning YLA matters should be addressed to: Mr. Alasdair Garrett, Secretary, Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters' Association, 29a Castle Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 ITT.
(Tel.: 0722-6966).FAIR...
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A Motor Fishing Boat (1)
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 2 81 h August, 1939. A motor fishing boat had been reported ashore, and the lifeboat put out in a dense fog, but she was recalled as her help was not needed.—Rewards, £9 13s..
A stable partnership
14 September 2011: This disabled trawler had been under tow in gale-force winds by another fishing vessel for several hours, before Lochinver lifeboat was requested to stand by astern and stabilise the tow for safe entry to harbour.
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