LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
St.Helier Jersey August 23 1987:
ST HELIER, JERSEY, August 23, 1987: the 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Thomas James King takes in tow the 48ft cabin cruiser La Belle Dame after a MAYDAY alert, when the Shoreham-based vessel hit the Hinguette reef at 1418 and began to sink.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sophia and Rebecca
At about 2 A.M.
on the 7th June, in a moderate E.N.E.
breeze, but very heavy ground swell, the Coxswain of the Palling No. 1 Life-boat, 5itJt West Norfolk Regiment, and the Coastguard saw what they thought...
Little Ships Big Contribution
The Maldon Little Ship Club held a sponsored row in January and raised more than £4,000 for the Institution.
Some 43 boats and 150 people took part in the event, some of them in fancy dress.
Clear... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lady Jean
SAFELY ANCHORED At 5.15 p.m. on I3th September, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a yacht appeared to be drifting in rough seas close by Walton pier and that further investigation was being made. At 6.10 the message was confirmed...
A Steamer (1)
Sheringham, Norfolk. — 7th April, 1938. A steamer had reported by wireless, through Humber Radio Station, that she had seen an aeroplane fall into the sea in flames near the Dudgeon Light-vessel, but a long search revealed no trace of the...
None (2)
BRINGING A WOMAN WITH CHILD TO HOSPITAL Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 10.21 in the morning of January 18th, 1947, a doctor at Mid Yell telephoned that he had a woman with child on the island of Fetlar who must be brought to hospital...
Fox
SOUTHSEA.—On the 3rd March while a strong gale was blowing, the weather being very cold and thick, with squalls of rain and hail, intelligence was receivedthat a vessel was in distress and that the Warner Light Vessel was sending up rockets....
A Record Collecting Box
LAST December the Institution received from Mr. F. 0. Brown, of Bedford Park, London, a cheque for £28 10s., the amount which he had collected during the year in his Life-boat box. At the same time, he said that owing to ill- health...
Category: Articles
D.U.K.W. (1)
Cromer, Norfolk - At 3.15 p.m. on nth December, 1966, two flares were reported from a D.U.K.W. which was about a mile off Cromer east beach. The No. 2 life-boat William Henry and Mary King was launched at 3.27 in a light south westerly wind...
Avra (1)
JANUARY 31ST. - SALCOMBE, AND TORBAY, DEVON. The Greek steamer Avra, of Andros, had gone ashore at Yealm River, but she was able to refloat, and although badly damaged, managed to reach Plymouth - Rewards : Salcombe, £7 17s. ; Torbay,...