LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The South Sand Head Lightvessel
WALMER.—On the 6th Feb., 1897, in response to guns and rockets, the reserve Life-boat temporarily placed on this station was launched at about 3.45 A.M., proceeded to the South Sand Head lightvessel, and ascertained that she had been run...
The Libra
A vessel was observed in the offing making direct for Saltburn, at 2 P.M. on the 8th December, and as a tremendous sea was running, and the wind was blowing a gale from the E.N.E., the crew of the Life-boat Charles and Ann were summoned, and...
The S.S. Caronte
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 7.22 on the evening of the 14th of November, 1954, the Spurn Point coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Caronte, of Rouen, which was at anchor one and a half miles south-cast of Spurn Point, had re- ported that she had a...
Index of Advertisers
Index of Advertisers Adlard Coles Ltd......................... 39 Bolinders Company Ltd...................... 21 Henry Browne & Son Ltd. .................. 17 C.A.V. Ltd...................... Inside...
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Gold Medal for Peterhead.
The gold medal for gallantry has been awarded to Coxswain John B. McLean, of Peterhead, the silver medal to David F. Wiseman, the motor mechanic, and the bronze medal to each of the other six members of the crew for rescuing the crew of...
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A Yacht (1)
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.5 on the afternoon of the 19th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a boat had been reported appar- ently in distress off the Cliff Hotel, Holland-on-Sea. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was...
Double Deliverance Down Under
RNLI lifeguards have been saving lives in Western Australia as part of the International Lifeguard Exchange scheme.
Leon Bennett and Harry Parsons, who usually patrol in Cornwall, saw in the New Year with very similar...
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Herga
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 3.5 on the afternoon of the 21st of February, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Mid-Barrow light- vessel had reported that a cabin cruiser appeared to be aground two miles...
George William
Crab boat swamped THE KLAXON at the boathouse of Cromer's D class inflatable lifeboat was set off by Great Yarmouth Coastguard at 1213 on Friday May 1, 1981. "and the station honorary secretary and lifeboat crew, going immediately...
Sundew
Holed yacht A YACHT ADRIFT in a strong southerly gale and in very large breaking seas two miles off the Wittering shore in Bracklesham Bay and drifting westwards was reported to the lifeboat authority of Hayling Island ILB station by HM...