LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Askadel
Dunbar, East Lothian. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 18th June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a yacht had been seen trying to make harbour. A westerly gale was blowing with a rough sea. At 1.50 the life-boat...
Men-Hir
FRENCH TRAWLER TAKEN IN TOW Galway Bay. At 8.45 on the morning of the 20th February, 1962, Valentia radio station informed the honorary secretary that a French fishing vessel with her trawl net entangled in her propeller needed help south of...
A Motor Launch
LAUNCH WAS OVERDUE At 5.45 a.m. on 3rd September, 1964, the harbour office told the honorary secretary that a motor launch had left Dublin for Dun Laoghaire at midday and had not yet arrived. There was thick fog at the time with light airs...
A Fishing Boat (1)
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH BROKEN SHAFT Thurso, Caithness-shire. At 5.30 on the afternoon of the 24th April, 1962, the keeper of the Dunnet Head lighthouse informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat with a broken propeller shaft was...
Kiti
TOW FOR YACHT WITH THREE ABOARD Dungeness, Kent. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 16th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulty off the power station. The life-boat Mabel...
Figs 3
Figs 2 and 3 fbelow): The a/I purpose inflatable stretcher on trials alongside the new Arun lifeboat Robert Edgar.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Irbs Save Hundreds
Inshore rescue boats of the R.N.L.I, saved 733 lives last year. This is a record number and exceeds the 696 lives saved by IRBs over the whole of 1970. Since the R.N.L.I, first introduced its IRB fleet in 1963 the number of lives saved by...
Category: Services
Zingari
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire - At 10.5 a.m. on 13th October, 1968, the coastguard reported that a flare had been seen off Sully island. The lifeboat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched at 10.15 in a south westerly gale with a rough sea. The...
Guus
At 11.4 p.m. on 4th August, 1966, a vessel was seen flashing a light south of the harbour entrance. There was a fresh north westerly breeze with a moderate sea. The life-boat Kathleen Mary launched at 11.30 at low water and proceeded to the...
Luella
Barrow, Lancashire - At midnight on 3rd August, 1966, a red flare was reported about two miles offshore. At 12.45 a distress signal was observed from the fishing boat Luella. At 1.5 the lifeboat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, was...