LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

REGISTER OF SHIPWRECKS ON THE COASTS 

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Aldeburgh, Suffolk July 19.

Amble, Northumberland July 21.

Angle, Dyfed June 13, July 11, 21, 31 and August 6.

Anstruther, Tayside August 2.

Arklow, Co. Wicklow July 15,...

Committee boat A RACE had been organised for dinghies at Blackpool Light Craft Club off Squires Gate on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 1981, but it was cancelled because of rising wind and sea. All the dinghies came ashore unaided but the...

.—On the 2nd May the Out-Pensioner Life-boat was launched from this station during a fresh breeze at W.N.W., and rendered important assistance to the Hilda, of Hun- corn, which had gone on shore at Mizen Head..

27th Octo- ber. A steamer had foundered, but a trawler rescued the crew. The life- boat, which had been launched at 1.45 P.M., put into Drummore at 10 P.M., and returned to her station next morn- ing.—Rewards, £25 18*..

Thick fog VISIBILITY WAS DOWN to a few yards when, at 2210 on Wednesday, June 16, Salcombe's 47' Watson lifeboat The Baltic Exchange slipped her moorings in thick fog to begin a search, with the aid of her radar, for a 19' cabin...

The naming of relief lifeboat Volunteer Spirit at RNLI Poole Depot on 8 May. There are currently 113 lifeboats in the RNLI's relief fleet, all of which are constantly active and can be called into service at any time to replace other... - View image in PDF

OCTOBER 17TH. - GALWAY BAY. At 4.15 P.M. the motor life-boat City of Bradford No. I, on temporary duty at the station, was launched to take a priest and doctor to a sick woman on Inisherr Island. Half a gale was blowing from the S.W. and the...