LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marie
On the 17th November, during a very heavy gale of wind and in a high sea, a Prussian brig was seen hoisting signals of distress off this place. The Baroness Windsor life-boat was promptly launched, and proceeded to her assistance. Three...
Gadj
JULY 31ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about 7.30 in the evening the coastguard telephoned that a small fishing boat appeared to be in difficulties, but that she had set a small sail and was approaching Britannia pier. A...
The S.S. Arcobaleno
Sunderland, Durham.—At 5.47 on the night of the 4th of November, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship was close to the rocks to the eastward and signalling for tugs. A fresh south- easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At 6.20...
Services by Shore-Boats (4)
FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At about 8 P.M. on the 19th April, 1939, a small yawl with a party of five boys on board got into difficulties and could not make Fraserburgh Harbour. The sea was choppy with a squally increasing S.S.W. breeze....
Category: Services
Several Fishing Boats
A little before nightfall on the 29th September, several fishing- boats belonging to this place were over- taken by a heavy gale of wind. They were seen from the shore making for Craigenrow Bay, ten miles east of Buckie, where they took...
Six Sailing Dinghies
LIFE-BOAT'S FORTUNATE SOCIAL APPEARANCE Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was attending the Clacton-on-Sea sailing club regatta on Sunday the 25th August, 1963. She left the slipway at 11.50 a.m. and lay off the...
Marzealine
Weymouth. Dorset.—At 1.12 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1956, a local sailing club asked if the life- boat would put off to the help of the yacht Marzealine, of Le Havre, which, after going ashore, had refloated but was in danger of...
Book Corner
• Much in demand in recent years but soon out of print after its appearance in 1958, Cyril Jolly's book HenryBlogg ofCromer (George Harrap.
£1.90) has been reprinted with the usual...
Category: Articles
Asia
AUG. 26TH . - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. Rockets had been seen, but the life-boats could find nothing. On her way back the Humber life-boat found the small racing yacht Asia, of Brough, which had lost her bearings, and towed her...
Left: (L–R) Si Moulton, Chic Pritchard, Jurg Brumner, Hugh Pierce And Tony Sherwin
Left: (L–R) Si Moulton, Chic Pritchard, Jurg Brumner, Hugh Pierce and Tony Sherwin Photo: Nigel Millard. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs