LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kragero (1)
BARMOUTH and PWLLHELI.—On the 2nd August the Life-boats Jones Gibb, stationed at Barmouth, and Margaret Plait stationed at Pwllheli, proceeded to the assistance of the barque Kragero, of Krageio, bound from Wilmington, South Carolina, for...
A Motor Boat
Stranded on rocks ON HEARING FROM BARRY COASTGUARD, at 2220 on Saturday, September 13, 1975, that red flares had been reported to the west of Brean Down, the honorary secretary of Weston-super-Mare gave instructions for the maroons to be...
Lifeboat People
Mr D. K. Redford, who is a member of the Committee of Management, was awarded the CBE in the New Year Honours List.
* * * After double gold medallist Dick Evans, ex coxswain of Moelfre lifeboat, took part in the BBC...
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Jenny III, Happening
ENGINE TROUBLE It was learned on 7th August, 1971, that the Dutch Barge Jenny III, with a crew of four, had been standing by the East Goodwin lightvessel during the night with engine trouble. Arrangements to tow the barge were made with a...
A Sailboard and a Speed Boat
Offshore wind keeps inflatable busy Southend-on-Sea South East Division Strong offshore winds kept Southend-on- Sea's D class inflatable busy on 4 April 1988 when it was called out twice in the late afternoon for windsurfers and a...
Rya
Working for your sport Who negotiates in the EEC on behalf of 3.1 million UK yachtsmen, powerboaters and windsurfers, implements safety standards, runs the small ships register, trained over 85,000 people last year in navigation and boat...
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An Aeroplane’s Rubber Dinghy
JANUARY 22ND. - MARGATE, KENT. At 11.10 A.M. the resident naval officer asked that the life-boat should be sent to a position three miles N. by W. of Margate, where an aeroplane’s yellow rubber dinghy had been seen. A S.W. wind was blowing,...
None (3)
The great orange case search...Red Bay's C class lifeboat was involved in an unusual incident last Autumn when she was involved in the hunt for four cases of oranges...
However, there was more than a little method to...
Margaret
At 9.25 P.M. on the 9th March a telephone message was received stating that a vessel was ashore to the eastward of Jury's Gap. There was a strong S.W.
breeze at the time and the sea was rough. The Coxswain and crew of...
Breton
PORTMADOC.—At 3 P.M. on the 14th October, during stormy weather, the schooner Breton, of Fowey, was observed to be showing a signal of distress. The Life-boat John Ashbury was immediately manned, and by the time she was afloat the vessel had...