LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mistletoe
Buckle, Banffshire - On 21st February, 1968, the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan, on temporary duty at the station, put out to the assistance of the motor fishing vessel Mistletoe and rescued her crew of six. A full account of this...
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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 10.50 on the evening of the 9th of March, 1960, the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at high water to go to the help of the local fishing vessel Anima- tion, which was in difficulties south of...
An Aircraft
Wells, and Cromer, Norfolk. At 10.48 on the morning of the 31st of December, 1959, the coastguard told the motor mechanic of the Wells life- boat that an aircraft had crashed into the sea off South Race Bank buoy. At eleven...
Sevona
Selsey, Sussex. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 15th of March, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been reported off Bognor and that further enquiries were being made. At 2.40 the coastguard reported that...
A French Trawler
Sennen Cove, Cornwall - At 3.43 p.m. on 28th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a French trawler with engine trouble was taking in water and drifting one mile north of Wolf Rock...
A Surfboard
A severe blow Late afternoon at Polzeath, Cornwall, on 28 August 2005 RNLI lifeguards spotted a young woman being helped out of the black and white flagged area. While surfing, the woman had taken a blow to the back of her head from a...
New Year Honours
Two knighthoods conferred on mem- bers of the Committee of Management were among the honours bestowed in the New Year Honours list.
The li ,t of honours bestowed on those associated with the Life-boat Service was:...
Category: Awards
Kitty
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 1st of May, 1955, the Formby coastguard telephoned that a boat had been reported in dis- tress and making heavy weather in the Rock Channel. At 12^.30 the life-boat Edmund and Mary...
The Motor Sprat Boat Terry
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.8 P.M. on the 1st November, 1937, the coastguard reported that a motor sprat boat was in distress off Pakefield.
She was the Terry, of Lowestoft, homeward bound laden with sprats and carrying a crew...
Don't Get Carried Away
Mablethorpe Crew Member Claire MacDonald recommends: 'Please take care with inflatables - the majority of our shouts are for dinghies and rubber rings. Take notice of any warning signs and be aware that offshore winds can take... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs