LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sea-Plane
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At about 3.10 P.M. on the 24th July, 1938, just as the annual sacred service at the life-boathouse was beginning, news was received that a sea-plane had come down three or four miles off Port Erin.
A...
Nimrod
Coaster capsized A CARGO VESSEL, Nimrod, with a list to starboard and requiring urgent assistance was reported to the honorary secretary of Cromer lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 0358 on Monday November 14, 1977. Her position was given...
Fishing Vessels
Eyemouth, Berwickshire. — On the morning of the 15th March, 1939, several fishing vessels were returning to harbour. A heavy sea was running in the bay, and the motor life-boat Frank and William Oates was launched at 9.45 A.M. in readiness...
A Speed Boat (1)
AUG. 14TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET. At 9.5 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a small speed-boat was showing distress signals off the Anvil Point Lighthouse. The weather was fine and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Thomas...
An Aeroplane (69)
SEPTEMBER 12TH. - SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL. At 10.3 P.M. the coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed about four miles N.W. of Cape Cornwall, and the motor life-boat The Newbons was launched at 10.45 P.M. The sea was calm, with a light...
Bar (1)
APRIL 17TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX, AND WALMER, KENT. The French trawler Bar had gone ashore near Beachy Head, but she refloated without help, and the Newhaven life-boat returned to her station. The trawler had been reported to Walmer as ashore...
Primrose
Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—Owing to sudden dense fog and heavy rain on the 30th January the Clogher Head fishing fleet, which was about eleven miles N.E. of Port Oriel, made for home.
All boats except the Primrose, with the...
Thomas Goulden, of London
Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 8.49 p.m.
on 16th December, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that, following an explosion aboard her, the collier Thomas Goulden of London was making for Bridlington with a...
Fishing Cobles
Oa the 13th June several cobles belonging to Staithes were overtaken by stormy weather and a strong sea while they were engaged in fishing. Some of the boats ran for Staithes, and others made for Bnnswicfc.
At 3.45 A.M. the...
A Latvian Award to Scotland
Mr. Charles Zarine, the Latvian Minister in London, presenting to Coxswain Peter MacPhee, of Portaskaig, the decoration of the Latvian Order of the Three Stars. (See opposite page.). - View image in PDF
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