LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat Saturday Movement
SINCE the publication of the last number of our quarterly journal this popular movement has been extending its ope- rations north, south, east and west with marked success, and wherever a Life-boat Saturday demonstration or collection has...
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Yacht Sunfire
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.12 on the evening of the 15th of April, 1949, information was received from the West Cliff that a yacht was in a dan- gerous position near Pegwell Bay, and the life-boat Prudential was launched at 8.20 in a smooth sea...
Golden Harvest
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.23 on the night of the 16th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was ashore at the entrance to the north harbour. At 10.37 the life-boat Claude Cecil Staniforth left...
Sea Scout
MASTER SERIOUSLY ILL Eyemouth, Berwickshire. At 10.50 a.m. on igth March, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed that the master of the motor fishing vessel Sea Scout was seriously ill and the Sea Scout was lying just outside Eyemouth bay...
The S.S. Petros, of Famagusta
At 4.1 p.m. the life-boat slipped her moorings once more with a doctor on board following a report that an explosion had occurred on board the s.s. Petros of Famagusta. Two men were reported badly burned. The life-boat came up with the...
Ros Molt
At 10.40 a.m. on llth June, 1969, information was received that a fishing vessel was in difficulties at Loop head, County Clare. The lifeboat Rowland Watts slipped her moorings at 10.50. The tide was flooding. At 4.15 the life-boat came up...
Feature: Lifeboat Lottery
The spring 2004 Lifeboat Lottery was the highest earning RNLI lottery ever, raising over £381,000 - the equivalent of two inshore lifeboats, a hovercraft and the training of their crews. Congratulations go to first prize winners Mr and...
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The Lifeboat Service - Past and Present
100 Years Ago The following item was first published in THE LIFEBOAT of August, 1886.
A NIGHT ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.
ON the 20th of April last a grievous disaster occurred on the Goodwin Sands, which...
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Fishing Boats
During the morning of the 2nd February a moderate N. breeze was blowing with a very heavy sea running. Several return- ing fishing boats only succeeded in landing at great risk, and two were nearly capsized. The No. 1 Pulling and Sailing...
Miriam
Wicklow.—At 4.30 on the morning of the 4th of November, 1952, three men put out in the rowing boat Miriam to fish, but a strong south-westerly gale sprang up. Anxiety was felt for their safety, and at 10.15 the life-boat Lady Kylsant was...