LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
40-Foot Experimental Life-Boat
A new experimental boat (see page 545) has been built for the Royal National Life-boat Institution with a glass-reinforced plastic (G.R.P.) hull and deck. The hull, which is a standard commercial one, was designed by T.T. Boat Designs Ltd.,...
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William and Martha
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 8.50 a.m. on 13th November, 1965, conditions had become dangerous at the harbour bar and the fishing coble William and Martha was still at sea. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 9 o'clock in a moderate...
IRB Launches (2)
SOUTHERN DISTRICT Eastney, Hampshire - At 3.10 p.m.
on i4th May, 1966, a member of the IRB crew informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized off the Royal Marine Barracks. At 3.15 the IRB was launched...
Category: Services
Deano
Hastings, Sussex-At 8.30p.m. on25th May, 1966, the honorary secretary was informed that a small fishing boat was burning a red flare in a position one mile east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 8.42 in a...
Sirena II
Swanage, Dorset - At 10.38 a.m. on 5th June, 1966, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had been dismasted and was firing flares two miles south east of St. Alban's Head. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 10.46 in a...
A Converted Ship's Life-Boat
Plymouth, Devon - At 3.50 a.m. on 16th July, 1966, a converted ship's lifeboat with four men on board was stated to be overdue. The occupants had gone fishing at the ledges nine miles out. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse...
Moira
TOWED SAFELY Seaham, Co. Durham. At 5.23 p.m.
on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a fishing coble about 11 miles off the pier was lying broadside to a moderate sea and a fresh westerly breeze....
A Rowing Boat
STUDENTS RESCUED Clovelly, Devon. At 3.50 p.m. on yth May, 1964, the life-boat coxswain reported that two students on holiday had taken a hired rowing boat westward beyond Gallantry Bower. As they would have been unable to return against the...
St. Gerald
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 8.10 a.m. on igth June, 1964, the Arranmore lighthouse keeper informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat was in difficulties off the lighthouse. It was half tide with a moderate to fresh north-easterly...
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PATIENT'S URGENT NEED At 2.40 p.m. on 2nd August, 1964, a local doctor told the honorary secretary that a patient urgently needed an operation at a mainland hospital. The weather was too poor for the air ambulance service to operate...