LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Keep on running . . .
I refer to the autumn issue of THE LIFEBOAT and would appreciate your forwarding to me a supply of marathon sponsorship forms, say 60.—JOHN A.
GALLAGHER, divisional welfare secretary,...
Category: Correspondence
Knox
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 12.56 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht was in trouble off Canvey Island. At 1.24 on the ebbing tide the life-boat Greater London II (Civil...
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Two lifeboats rescue family and dogs from cliffface in heavy surf Both of Newquay's inshore lifeboats were involved in rescuing two adults, a baby and two dogs from a cliff after they had been cut off by the tide at Bedruthan steps on 30...
Renette
TOW FOR YACHT IN ROUGH SEA Runswick, Yorkshire. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th April, 1962, the coxswain and other members of the life-boat crew saw a yacht in difficulties north of Staithes. The honorary secretary was...
Wetterfrosch im Glas (Weatherfrog in a glass), 1887.
Before forecasting was an established science, many mariners relied on the behaviour of a certain tree frog to predict storms. Needless to say, it wasn’t terribly reliable and, even today, Germans use wetterfrosch colloquially to refer... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Evertsen
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 12.42 in the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1948, the Gorleston coastguard reported that the Dutch motor vessel Evertsen, which was off the harbour, had signalled for a doctor. Six...
Hebe
COUKTSIACSHERRY, Co. CORK.—The Lifeboat City of Dublin put off at 3.30 P.M. on the 23rd January during a gale of wind from the W., signals of distress having been shown by the schooner Hebe, of Cork, bound from Newport to Bantry with a cargo...
Cite d'Aleth (1)
Fishing vessel founders THE FRENCH FISHING VESSEL Cite d'Aleth, in distress, was reported to the honorary secretary of Rosslare Harbour lifeboat station by MRCC Shannon at 0634 on Wednesday January 12. At first it was reported that Cite...
Remedy
Dover, Kent.—At nine o'clock on the night of the 24th of September, 1955, the police reported that the motor yacht Remedy, which had a crew of two, was in distress between the South Goodwin lightvessel and the Goodwin Sands. At 9.35 the...
A Ship
BALLYW ALTER, Go. DOWN.—On the 11tb.
March, at midnight, signals of distress were shown from a ship ashore on the Long Bock opposite Ballywalter, and in response thereto the Life-boat Admiral Henry Meynett was promptly...