LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
To the Help of a Submarine
The submarine "Universal" broke down in Cardigan Bay on the night of February 3rd. in a gale with a rough sea running and drifted up the bay for 60 miles. Four life-boats went out to her help, the St. David's boat, which helped...
Category: Articles
Spirit of Tayside Broughty Ferry's Arun Stands By the Tug Defiant While a Helicopter from Raf Leuchars Prepares to Take Off the Three-Man Crew (Photo Courtesy Capt I
Spirit of Tayside, Broughty Ferry's Arun, stands by the tug Defiant while a helicopter from RAF Leuchars prepares to take off the three-man crew. (Photo courtesy Capt. I. Fyffe). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ramlah, Freda and Rosamund
OCTOBER 22ND. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
Fishing cobles had put to sea at 8 A.M., and all except three had returned by noon. By 1 P.M. a strong N.N.E. wind was blowing, with a heavy sea, making it dangerous for cobles to come...
A Matter of Training
A matter of training How does the RNLI ensure that its lifeboat crews are ready to cope with any emergency that might come up? went to the inshore training centre at Cowes to find out.If you are ever unfortunate enough to run into trouble at...
Category: Articles
A Small Boat
Margate, Kent.—3rd March. A small boat with two boys on board had been reported missing, but no trace of her could be found.—Rewards, £14 2s..
A Vessel (19)
JUNE 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK. A vessel had been reported ashore on the Haisborough Sands, but she refloated and went on her way. - Rewards, £26 2s..
A Small Launch
FEBRUARY 15TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
The naval authorities reported to the life-boat station that at nine o’clock the previous evening a small launch had left the naval pier. Anxiety was felt for the safety of the officer...
A Sailing Dinghy
Eastbourne, Sussex.—26th April. A sailing dinghy had capsized, but the crew were rescued by a small boat.— Rewards, £9 15s. 6d..
A Yacht (1)
CREW TAKEN OFF DISMASTED YACHT Redcar, Yorkshire. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties a mile and a half northeast of Saltscar buoy....
A Motor Boat (1)
On the 17th of September, 1952, the Stornoway life-boat was launched on a service which lasted twenty-two hours, and in the course of which she rescued the crew of a motor boat who were marooned on some rocks sixty-five miles from Stornoway....