LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Salmon Coble
Aberdeen. At 11.25 a-rn. on lyth February, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a salmon coble appeared to be in difficulties off Aliens. There was a moderate breeze from the north by east with a rough, confused sea. The...
Yacht Never Despair
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 29th of May, 1949, information was received that a sailing yacht appeared to be in difficulties about four miles north-north-west of Shingles Bank. A strong south/west breeze was...
Fishing Boats
Cromer, Norfolk. By noon, on 2yth November, 1965, the weather had deteriorated considerably and as five local fishing boats were still at sea it was decided to assemble the crew of the No. 2 life-boat. The life-boat William Henry and Mary...
Excel IV
AUG. 17TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. During the evening a message was received from the coastguard that the steam drifter Excel IV was aground on Gun Rock, Fame Islands. A light S.E. breeze was blowing. The sea was smooth. The...
People and Places
Comedian Les Dennis, who was appearing in 'Don't Dress for Dinner' at the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth, drew the winning tickets of the RNLI's 62nd national lottery at the Pier Approach on 31 July...
Category: Articles
Award for Senior Aircraftman
ABOUT 8.45 on the morning of the 29th of September, 1958, a Royal Air Force 60-feet pinnace left Falmouth harbour for a trial run in rough seas.
She had a crew of five and Corporal N. L. Dyer was in...
Category: Awards
Peter Jones China
HEROIC. Help us to raise £5000 fortheRNLI •WT.CE HORSLEY DARn The reverse of the mug The Grace Darling Mug Honouring one and a half centuries of heroism at sea.
Now a legend forever - Grace Darling faced a wild and...
Category: Advertisement
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboats have so far launched 1,572 times, saving 638 lives.
In 1986 lifeboats launched 3,712 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,424 lives (an average of over...
Category: Articles
Cruiskeen Lawn
On the 8th April, during very stormy weather, with the wind at N.E.
and a very heavy sea running, signals of distress were shown from the yacht Oruiskeen Lawn, of Wexford, which vessel was stranded on the north end of the...
An Estonian Steamer and King Egbert
DEC. 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 12.20 P.M.
a message was received from the coastguard that an Estonian steamer in the roadstead had picked up a shipwrecked crew and had asked that the life-boat should...