LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
1991 Fa B 3 Prototype (Right)
It may be hard to believe, but the same self-righting principle applies to these two lifeboats, separated by more than 125 years of development. The sails and oars may have given way to turbocharged diesels, but the raised fore-and-aft boxes... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Belgian Motor Trawler Blauwvoet
DECEMBER 1ST. - BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK. The engine of the Belgian motor trawler Blauwvoet, formerly of Ostend, had broken down, but another Belgian trawler came to her help. - Rewards, £6 19s..
Shaheen
Dover, Kent. — About 5.30 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1956, a yacht was seen from the eastern arm of the dock, apparently in difficulties off the Forelands. 'The life-boat Southern Africa put out at...
Nona
Newcastle, Co. Down. — At 4.20 on the afternoon of the 9th of August, 1952, a R.A.F. officer at Glasdrumman telephoned that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties about three miles off Glasdrumman. She was drifting sea- wards broadside to...
Irene
On the evening of 9th January, 1924, the fishing smack Irene, of Lowestoft, ran ashore near the South Pier in a rough sea when homeward bound from the fishing-grounds with a load of fish. The Motor Life-boat went out and, with some...
Jubilee
Early on the morning of the 6th June the small yacht Jubilee, of Fleetwood, with two men on board, sent up distress signals. She was in broken water about one and a half miles south of the life-boat station, and was dragging her anchor about...
A Boat (7)
SEPT. 3RD. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON.
Shortly before 6 P.M. information was received from the police that a small boatwas in difficulties outside the breakers in Woolacombe Bay. A squally W. by S. wind was blowing, with a heavy...
Shoreline
THE MAIN SHORELINE office has now moved from Salisbury to the new Headquarters building at Poole. This has entailed the movement of records and equipment and changes in clerical staff.
While we are, of course, making every...
Category: Articles
David Ogilvie
Aberdeen, Scotland. At 11.15 on the night of the 27th of October, 1959, the trawler David Ogilvie of Aberdeen was reported to have broken adrift from her moorings in the River Dee. Attempts to take her in tow were made by a pilot cutter and...
The Barges Cabby and Colluna
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 6.12 A.M. on the 15th March, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard that two barges were in need of help to the east of the coastguard station. A moderate N.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor...