LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht
2nd Sep- tember. A yacht, with a crew of four, capsized while racing. Other yachts rescued two of the men, but the other two were drowned before the life-boat could reach the scene.—Rewards, £8 7s..
Women Launchers at Cresswell
Hauling up the pulling and sailing life-boat.. - View image in PDF
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H. F. Bolt
The Life-boat Elinor Soget was launched at 3 A.M., on the 7th November, while a moderate to strong gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea, and saved the crew of four men from the Ketch H. F. Bolt, of Appledore, coal-laden,...
Four Fishing Yawls
telephonic message was received from the Coast- guard at Wick, stating that four fishing yawls were in distress in Wick Bay and making their way north. The sea j at the time was very heavy and the j weather was cold and hazy. ...
Fishing Boats
On the 4th March the Life-boat waslaunched at 10.30 A.M., and was out until 1 P.M., standing by the fishing fleet, as the boats arrived, in a strong breeze, a heavy sea and showers of snow..
George Casson
At about noon on the llth September a vessel was observed off Southwold with a considerable list, and a signal of distress in her rigging. As a N.N.E. gale was blowing with a heavy swell, and the crew could be seen working hard at the pumps,...
Food By Helicopter
Dropping supplies to the Wolfe Rock Lighthouse.. - View image in PDF
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Ross Corr
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 1.10 early on the morning of the 8th of June, 1955, a man at Portmagee telephoned that the trawler Ross Corr, of Dublin, had been due at Portmagee at eight o'clock the night before, but had not...
Ready to Set Out
On the right is Mr. Linton Thorp, K.C., on the left Mr. J W. B Hepper and Commander J. M.
Upton, R.D., R.N.R.; in the centre. Coxswain Dennis Price of Margate (with binoculars), and Mr. A. C. Robinson, the Margate honorary... - View image in PDF
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Eligug
St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At 3.30 in the afternoon, on the 23rd of April, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the police had passed on a message from Strumble Head that a boat was drifting in St. Bride's Bay. At 10.50 that...