LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Admirality Mine Sweeper No. 48
At 9 A.M. on the 29th December, when the Life-boat Queensbury was moored in the Harbour after returning from the s.s. Gallier at 4 A.M. that morning, a naval officer requested to be placed on board the Admiralty Mine-sweeper No. 48. As a...
Fishing Cobles
On the 18th March the east wind increased, bringing with it a rough sea, which during the afternoon became dangerous for the cobles when returning to harbour.
The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 3.10 P.M. and stood by...
Yachts
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 3.30 p.m. on 22nd May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that several yachts were returning to Bridlington from a race in a south-south-easterly wind of near gale force. There was a rough sea and...
A Yacht (6)
Fleetwood, Lancashire - At 1.20 p.m. on 4th September, 1966, news was received that a yacht was being driven ashore on Pilling sands. At 1.30 the lifeboat Ann Letitia Russell was launched in a southerly gale and a rough sea. It was one hour...
Motor Fishing Vessels
Whitby, Yorkshire - At n a.m. on 2ist November, 1966, the coxswain decided that conditions were such that the life-boat should be launched to stand by three motor fishing vessels returning from fishing in deteriorating weather. At 11.10 the...
Fishing Boats (1)
FEBRUARY 10TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
Four Staithes fishing boats were caught by a northerly gale, with a very rough sea, while out fishing, and the motor life-boat Robert Patton - The Always Ready was launched at 1.10 P.M....
Boy's Own
DECEMBER 16TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. The motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was launched at 11.45 A.M. in a heavy S.S.E. gale, with a rough sea, to the help of the local motor fishing coble Boy's Own. She found her six...
Annual Meeting
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 108 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 73 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to - 62,913 June 9th, 1932 Annual Meeting.
THE Hundred and Eighth...
Category: Meetings
Does Your Boat Check Out?
Safety Equipment Advisory Check How does your boot chock outP On 16 November 1999, Melvyn and Jean Taylor of Doncaster were sitting in their motor cruiser at Strawberry Island Boating Club waiting for their RNLI SEA Check Adviser to carry...
Category: Articles
Close Up
cLose up meet the family Building a strong and happy family can be a tough task for anyone but this is exactly what The Lifeboat College is attempting to do for the RNLI. Four members of this charity ‘family’ tell Liz Cook and Carol...
Category: Articles