LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Malcolm Macdonald
After spending his early working years at sea as a deck apprentice Malcolm Macdonald came home to Stornoway in 1967 when he was appointed mechanic of the lifeboat. In 1979 he took over as coxswain/mechanic, a post which had earlier been held... - View image in PDF
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Madam Moon
Exmouth, Devon. At 7.55 on the even- ing of the 31 st of March, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen south of Orcombe Point. At 8.20 the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan put...
Barrogill Castle, Guiding Star and Kate
On the 16th November, this Life-boat was also launched during a very heavy gale of wind, and again brought ashore the crew of 5 men from .the schooner Barrogill Castle, and 4 men from the schooner Guiding Star, of Wick, these men having...
TRAPPED IN AN INFERNO
EASTBOURNE | 22 MARCH
Two men in Eastbourne had a lucky escape when their motor cruiser went up in flames. Local fishermen pulled them to safety and used the cruiser’s anchor to prevent it from drifting towards the pier. There was...
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Swept into sea AN ANGLER SWEPT into the sea north of Filey Brigg was reported to the deputy launching authority of Filey lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1222 on Sunday September 25, 1983. Nine minutes later the station's D class...
Eminent
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 8.37 on the evening of the 16th of November, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red distress flares had been seen north-east of Crowlin Islands. There was a strong south-westerly wind with...
Ella
12th March. The Holy Island motor life-boat was launched at 7 P.M. in a full N.E. gale to go to the help of the lighter Ella, of A* Newcastle. A very heavy sea was breaking right across the bar and the night was very dark and bitterly cold...
Adventure
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—At 7.30 in the morning of the 12th of August, 1948, the life-boat coxswain returned from sea and reported that wind and sea were rising. He kept watch. At 8.20 the coastguard rang up to say that two cobles were...
A Rowing Boat
On the morning of the 21st October three young men left harbour in a rowing boat.
The weather was squally and the boat soon became unmanageable. The wind strengthened until it was blowing a moderate gale from the...
Beaulieu
Margate, Kent.—At 1.15 i n the afternoon of the 5th of October, 1948, a tug with a yacht in tow was seen five miles to the northward, making little headway, and at 2.30 the coastguard telephoned that she appeared to have broken down and was...