LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Converted Ship's Boat David Nancy
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 8.45 on the morning of the 8th of December, 1954, the harbour master telephoned that a man had been seen waist-deep in the sea on the training wall on the east side of the Walney channel, The wall was a quarter of a...
Island Commodore
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—About nine o'clock on the night of the 25th of August, 1950, the M.V. Island Commo- dore reported that her engine had broken down three miles north-east of Platte Fougere Point, but that she did not need...
Mont Cassel and Pilot Boat Foreness
Margate, Kent.—At 6.52 in the morning of the 16th of April, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a French fishing vessel had anchored about halfa mile east-north-east of the Tongue Lightvessel and was flying a flag at half mast. A later...
Valkyrie II
Margate, Kent. At 6.45 on the morning of the 9th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Valkyrie II of Fraserburgh was in difficulties fourteen miles east-north- east of North Foreland....
Rowallen Castle
Penlee, Cornwall. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 15th of June, 1960, the honorary secretary was informed that a man on board the motor vessel Rowallen Castle, of London, which was expected to arrive in Mounts Bay at midnight,...
Martin Milne-Redhead
Martin Milne-Redhead, floating on his back and using only his arms due to a spina bifida handicap, completed 50 lengths of Ilfracombe swimming pool in just over 40 minutes. With this magnificent feat of courage Martin raised the impressive... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Motor Boat
Donaghadee, Co. Down - At 8.44 p.m. on 30th May, 1970, the coastguard told the motor mechanic that a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties south of Mew island. The life-boat Sir Samuel Kelly slipped her moorings at 9.6 in a fresh...
A Goodyear for flood rescue
The RNLI Flood Rescue team, which responds to flooding emergencies at home and abroad, has teamed up with tyre manufacturer Goodyear – and supporters can benefit too.
The Flood Rescue team is made up of RNLI crew members...
Category: Articles
Fishing Boats
At 6 A.M. on the 23rd March the fishing-boats engaged in crab-fishing put to sea for the purpose of hauling up their crab pots. The wind at the time was blowing strongly from the E.N.E.; later in the morning it increased. About 9.30 A.M. the...
The Ferry Tor Gothia
Ferry aground in North Sea Cromer - East Division An arduous service by Cromer's Tyne class lifeboat to a 5,000 ton roll-on, rolloff ferry which was aground in bad weather has earned the Coxswain, Richard Davies, a letter of appreciation...