LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

One of the four survivors of a steamer which was blown up on 15th November, 1939, and sank in a few minutes with her crew of thirteen. Nine were drowned. Four were picked up from the sea by another steamer, three of them badly injured, and... - View image in PDF

On the 22nd De- cember the brigantine Ellen, of Jersey, drove ashore in a N.N.E. gale. The Bac- ton life-boat was launched, and, after three attempts, succeeded in reaching her, and in taking off her crew, 8 in number, landing them in safety...

A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...

Search in breaking seas ON THE AFTERNOON of Friday, August 30, 1974, four young children were swimming in the sea off Golden Sands Chalet Park about one mile south of Withernsea ILB station. The wind was fresh and the sea rough and it was...

WOMAN TO HOSPITAL At 12.30 p.m. on 2yth August, 1965, the local doctor requested the use of the life-boat to take a woman patient to Rossaveel on the mainland. As no other suitable boat was available the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson put...

For the Yachtsman Skipper's Cockpit Guide ISBN 0713652 799 By Bo Streiffert Published by Adtard Coles Nautical Among our supporters are many people who go to sea both for their work and for their leisure and it is the leisure market at...

Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 2.37 p.m. on nth August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that as a result of a freak storm a number of craft participating in the Conway yacht club regatta required...

JOHN R. STRACHAN, a former coxswain of the Peterhead life-boat, died on the 1st of July at the age of 82.

Coxswain Strachan was awarded the silver medal of the Institution for the rescue of the crew of nine of the trawler...