LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lochinvar
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 8.40 on the evening of the 13th of March, 1956, the Southend coastguard rang up to say that the motor vessel Lochinvar, of Glasgow, which had a crew of fifteen, had wirelessed that she had struck the rocks at...
Two Boats and Perseverance
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 7.45 on the evening of the 7th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two small boats returning from the Helford regatta were in diffi- culties in Falmouth Bay. There was a strong easterly...
Rosemary, Hilda and Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 22nd of November, 1956.
the fishing cobles Rosemary, Hilda and Premier had put to sea. Shortly before ten o'clock the weather worsened, and as the fishing cobles were due...
Jenny
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At 8.12 on the evening of the 22nd of April, 1957, the life-boat coxswain was told that a fishing vessel appeared to be in diffi- culties three miles north-west of Hilbre Island. He went to the boathouse and through a...
Angora, of Bangor & Trafalgar, of Cley
On the 24th September, 1871, while it •was blowing strongly from the S.E., and a heavy sea was running, a vessel at anchor on a lee shore, near Caister, ex- hibited signals of distress. The No. 1 Life-boat on that station, the Birmingham,...
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboats launched 3706 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1474 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day).
Over 35 per cent of all services carried out...
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Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboat launched 3,745 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,491 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day).
Over 35 per cent of all services carried...
Category: Articles
Mary
At daybreak on the 21st April, the pilots on the look - out discovered a schooner stranded on the beach about two miles N. of Montrose. The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Mincing Lane mustered as quickly as possible, launched the Lifeboat,...
Judy
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1952, the Clacton-on-Sea coastguard telephoned that a small sailing yacht was in difficulties about one mile west- south-west of the pier. They had had her...
Petan
Humber, Yorkshire - At 3.21 p.m. on 13th September, 1966, it was seen that a cabin cruiser was being towed towards Spurn Head by the pilot launch. They were kept under observation for some tune, and as there was a heavy swell running and...