LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The French Ketch Notre Dame De France
At 11.19 A.M., on the 10th February, the Coastguard reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress off Oxwich Point, and that a steamer was endeavour- ing to assist her, but that there was too much sea. The Coxswain having pro- cured...
Mizpah
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. — During a south-westerly gale on the 20th August the yacht Mizpah, of Liverpool, which had been anchored in the bay overnight, dragged her anchor and was quickly driven out to sea. A rough sea was running and the...
Irene
On the evening of 9th January, 1924, the fishing smack Irene, of Lowestoft, ran ashore near the South Pier in a rough sea when homeward bound from the fishing-grounds with a load of fish. The Motor Life-boat went out and, with some...
Oceanic (1)
Hartlepool, Durham, and Redcar, Yorkshire. — While bound from the River Tees to Blyth the motor vessel Oceanic, of Newport, Isle of Wight, damaged her steering gear and began to drift. At 1.45 in the morning of the 7th of July, when...
Obituaries
Deaths It is with regret that we report the following deaths Eddy John Porthcawl crew member and shore helper, in December 2001 Captain F Sheridan Galway deputy launching authority, on 4 April Tommy Alcock Former Holyhead coxswain, on 7...
Category: Obituaries
Just the Ticket!
Just the ticket! Upon retirement from 23 years RNLI service, Assistant Manager of Depot General, Angela Miller (right), drew the winners of the 88th Lifeboat Lottery.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Sailing Yacht
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—31st August, 1939. A small sailing yacht with two men on board had broken adrift and was being carried out to sea in a dense fog, but when the motor life-boat found her she was safely at anchor and did not need...
A Motor Boat
APRIL 26TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN.
A motor boat had gone aground in dense fog, but was able to get off unaided.- Rewards, £6 15s.
(See Cloughry, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page 145)..
A Drilling Rig
ROUGH SEA FACED IRB SAVE A drilling rig with men aboard off Hunterston was reported in trouble on 10th March. As assistance was required, the honorary secretary instructed the IRB at Largs, Ayrshire, to launch.
She launched...
Patina
Three saved from swamped dinghy Members of the Portsmouth lifeboat crew have also received framed letters of thanks from the Chairman of the RNL1 for their sen-ices during an earlier rescue. The helmsman for this service was Steve Alexander...