LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Magnificent
The westerly gale on the 18th February was one of the fiercest experienced at Stornoway for a long period, and the squalls at times attained hurricane force.
About 4.45 P.M. information was re- ceived that a fishing lugger,...
Rumpleteazer
Broken steering gear THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of Whitstable lifeboat station was told by Thames Coastguard at 1930 on Sunday April 19, 1981, that the catamaran Rumpleteazer had broken her steering gear and needed help; she was two...
Mouse
On the i llth February, at 3.40 P.M., the Coast- guard reported that signals of distress had been hoisted on the ketch Mouse, of Cardigan, which had been lying at anchor off Dinas Head. It transpired that the inset of the current caused the...
Lizzie and Daisy
At 9 o'clock in the evening* of the 11 th January, when a whole gale was blowing, it was reported that some of the fishing-hoats were at sea in a helpless condition with their sails blown away. Steps were taken to verify the report, and...
Armour
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 6.52 on the evening of the 10th of December, 1960, an anticipatory message was passed by the coastguard to the honor- ary secretary reporting what appeared to be distress signals near the...
A Touching Tribute
THE Institution has just received a most touching proof of devotion to the Life-boat Cause in the gift of two beautifully-dressed dolls, accompanied by the following note :— " To the Life-Boat Society.
"Miss finds...
Category: Donations
A Bicycle Made for Eight!
A bicycle made for eight! Eight members of HM Coastguard undertook to pedal from Chepstow to Penarth, a distance of 50 miles, on a bicycle made for eight by Geoff Townsend.
They raised over £1,000 for the RNLI and are... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 21st of May, 1954, ten local fishing cobles were overtaken by bad weather, and at 10.50 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Milsted was launched, with the bowman in charge. She escorted the boats to...
An Aeroplane's Dinghy
JANUARY 9TH. - HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.
At about 10 A.M. the Hooton R.A.F. aerodrome asked the coastguard to search the banks with their telescope for signs of a missing aeroplane, which had not returned the previous evening....
Sorfareren
At about 6 A.M.
on llth November a message was received stating that a ship was dragging her anchors in the vicinity of Peterskerry, and required the Life-boat.
The crew of the Life-boat John A. Hay were...