LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary Lloyd
BALLYCOTTON, Co. CORK.—On the 19th April, at 3 P.M., a schooner was seen entering Ballycotton Sound with a signal of distress flying. The pilot boat was manned and went out, but the weather was too stormy,' a gale from the...
The Motor Fishing Coble Sonny
Seaham, Co. Durham.—At about 3 p.m. on the 17th November the motor fishing coble Sonny was seen to be flying distress signals three miles to the south of the harbour. The weather was very cold, with a N.E. gale and heavy...
A Fishing Boat
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 6.25 on the evening of the 9th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that a small fishing boat needed help off Brownstown Head. At 6.30 the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith put out in...
Four Rivers
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 10.55 P-mon 29th April, 1967, it was reported that a motor yacht was aground off Lowestoft lighthouse and in danger of capsizing.
The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick slipped her mooring at 11.5 in a...
Courrier Du Nord
On the 2nd De- cember, the French brig Courrier du Nord went ashore on the ridge outside St. Ives Pier. She was first seen in the offing at ten o'clock A.M., standing to the westward in a very heavy sea, the wind blowing a strong gale at...
Central London Committee
'ELBIE' the walking talking Lifeboat ANNOUNCES a CHARITY AUCTION in aid of the Royal National Life-boat Institution at BONHAM'S, KNIGHTSBR1DGE, WEDNESDAY, 25th May, 1977 18.50 for 19.15 hrs Viewing 24th and 25th May, 09.00 to...
Category: Advertisement
Sea Sweeper (1)
Appledore and Dfracombe, North Devon - At 8.35 p.m. on 17th July, 1969, the Hartland coastguard told the Appledore life-boat coxswain that the cabin cruiser Sea Sweeper, with two people on board, was in difficulties one mile west of Baggy...
The Sand Boat Wisbech
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—About 10.15 on the night of the 4th of February, 1957, a telephone message was received from the harbour master at Dundee that a resident in Invergourie had reported a vessel burning flares oppo- site Balmarino above...
Helmsman Elisabeth Hostvedt (Front), An Atlantic College Student from Norway, Was the First Female RNLI Crew Member.
Helmsman Elisabeth Hostvedt (front), an Atlantic College student from Norway, was the first female RNLI crew member. She is pictured with fellow students about to launch at the Atlantic College slipway in the 1960s. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Cobles
On the morning of the 18th January, the coxswain reported that seven of the local motor fishing cobles were at sea and in danger owing to the very heavy sea. The pulling and sailing life-boat Arthur R. Dawes was launched at 9.15 A.M. and...