LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
North Star
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the 8th of April, 1947, the fishing fleet put to sea at about 6.0 in the morning, but by nine o'clock a gale was blowing from the east, and a heavy sea was making the harbour entrance dangerous. As the tide was too...
Vanadis
GORLESTON.—Signal-gnus having been fired by the St. Nicholas light-vessel on the llth April, the Life-boat Mark Lane was launched at 11 P.M., spoke the lightship and found that the guns she had fired were in response to those fired by the...
'Life-Boatmen Know Best'
The leading article in Yachting & Boating for 2Oth April, 1967, had this to say: 'We . . . hear complaints that some of the rescued do not wish to be rescued. But like the surgeon, the life-boatman diagnoses and then operates ....<...
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Sunflower
At 7.30A.M.
on the 6th February, during thick weather, with a strong W. breeze blow- ing and a moderate sea, a message was received by telephone stating that a vessel was ashore between Prawle Point and Start Point. The...
Lifeboat People
WITH deep regret we announce the death on January 24 of Mrs Patricia Rickard.
Mrs Rickard (left) had worked for the RNLI since 1961, was a member of the London ladies' bridge committee and six years ago founded the...
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Tsiropinas
— At 6.15 P.M. on the 30th April the Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stephens was launched to the assistance of a large steamer ashore on the Goodwin Sands. On arrival at the stranded vessel five Life-boatmen were placed on board the stranded...
Orozco
At 9.50 A.M. on the 30th November a message was received from the Haisborough Lightvessel stat- ing that a steamer was ashore on the sands. A moderate S.W. gale was blowing at the time and the No. 2 Life- boat Hearts of Oak was promptly ...
Agnes
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—In a strong S.W. breeze on the 16th March the schooner Agnes, of Faversham, stranded near the Cockle Light-vessel. A yawl put off to her assistance, but on arrival signalled for more help. In response, the Life-boat...
Olga
NEWBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.—At daylight on the 22nd November the brig Olga, of Rb'nne, timber laden for Sunderland, was seen ashore on a sandbank a little S. of the River Ythan. The wind had blown a gale from the S.E, during the night, and...
Jaymac
Dungeness, Kent.—At 9.7 on the morning of the 7th of June, 1951, the Lade coastguard reported the motor yacht Jaymac, of London, in need of help six miles south-west of Dunge- ness. At 9.45 the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched...