Aberdeen, and Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
—On the morning of the 16th December the Cockenzie drifter Margaret and Francis was bound, light, from Burghead to Leith, with a crew of three on board. A whole southerly gale was...
Those who give talks on the life-boat service may like to know that standard notes for speakers, which are revised at regular intervals to ensure that they include information about new developments, are available on request to the Head...
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CANOES CAPSIZED Dunbar, East Lothian. At 4.40 p.m.
on nth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that two canoes had capsized off the East Beach. There was a moderate westerly breeze and a moderate sea. It was...
GREAT YARMOUTH.—At 11 A.M. on the 30th Jan., during a strong gale at N.W., vessel was observed to go ashore on the South Soroby Sands, in consequence of sudden shift of wind. The No. 1 Life-boat, the Mark Lane, was launched and proceeded to...
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 5.42 in the morning of the 8th of January, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Maeve, of Killybegs, had wirelessed that she was drifting ashore at Inistrahull Island and needed help, and at 5...
PENLEE, Friday February 14, 1986: at 0630 Penlee's 52 ft Arun class lifeboat, Mabel Alice, with Coxswain Ken Thomas at the helm, set out in a force 10 east by southerly storm and poor visibility. The Guernsey registered coaster, Roy...
Two fishing-cobles, with three men in each, were observed making for this harbour at 2.30 P.M. on the 15th April.
A strong E. gale had suddenly sprung up, causing a heavy sea on the bar, and the boats were in great danger...
Jubilee Fix it! Last year was an important year for the Scarborough Ladies' lifeboat guild as they celebrated their Diamond Jubilee. The spring bank holiday was packed with fund raising activities including a festival of flowers held at... - View image in PDF
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Eleven-hourservice in Force 11 winds saves six Coxswain David Mason could hardly have known how many 'firsts' he was going to notch up when he took Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's new Trent class to sea at 0500 on 29...
SICK MAN LANDED Bringing sick people ashore from ships for prompt hospital treatment is another frequent call on the life-boat service. At 10.18 p.m. on llth February, 1971, it was learnt that the Gaelic Ferry of London was steaming towards...