LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Famous Partnership of Dulcie Gray (Centre) and Michael Dennison (R)
The famous partnership of Dulcie Gray (centre) and Michael Dennison (r) performed an anthology based on their careers and writings before an audience at Hazlewood Castle, North Yorkshire, last July. It is something they do every other year... - View image in PDF
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Aboard Were Helmsman Brian Niland And Crew Members Ciaran Oliver And Michael Swan, Pictured Below From Right To Left
Galway inshore lifeboat crew members were paged at 11.45pm and, 15 minutes later, the B class Atlantic 75 Dóchas (which means ‘hope’) was launched. Aboard were Helmsman Brian Niland and Crew Members Ciaran Oliver and Michael Swan,... - View image in PDF
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Bonaccord
Stromness, Orkneys.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of Decem-ber, 1954, a man at Rosgar telephoned that distress flares could be seen near Skerry Ness, Hoy Sound. At 5.13 the life-boat J.J.K.S.W. was...
The S.S. Hubert
14th October. During a whole N.W.-gale, with a very heavy sea, an S O S was received from the s.s. Hubert, which was being towed to Troon to be broken up. The life-boat put out at 11.5 P.M., and searched unsuccessfully until 2...
Newquay Jailbirds
Seven members of the Newquay, Cornwall ladies lifeboat guild, who between them have given 183 years of service to the Institution, were overall winners in the Newquay Carnival in July.
The ladies, two of whom have been... - View image in PDF
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Agnes
MONTROSE, N.B.—On the 5th March, during a very heavy gale from the S.S.E., and an exceedingly heavy sea, accompanied by a snowstorm, the schooner Agnes, of Llanelly, bound thence to Newcastle, while running for Montrose Harbour, went ashore...
Winifred
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.17 on the morning of the 6th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties off Beachy Head. At 9.36 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in a very rough sea. A...
The Norwegian Motor Ship Mercur
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 7.36 in the evening of the 31st of December, 1948, the coastguard reported that a vessel, for which the North Goodwin Light- vessel had previously fired warning guns, appeared to be aground on the Goodwins, and the motor...
Sabre
COMBINED OPERATION Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 4.45 p.m. on 29th August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a speed boat was in difficulties on Scroby Sands.
At 4.48 the IRB launched in a moderate gusting to...
Shamrock, of Wick
OCTOBER 27TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 10.38 at night the coastguard reported that flashes from a torch and a white flare had been seen six hundred yards north of South Head. A strong north-north-west breeze was blowing,...