LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

SCOTLAND THIS SUMMER Explore the romantic western isles or the glorious Clyde estuary on one of our 20 Self Sail charter yachts. Choose from Rivals, Nicholsons, Fishers, Sabres etc, or join an exciting skippered cruise and learn the ropes...

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 28th of October, 1954, the film unit at Fishguard mak- ing the film Moby Dick reported that a dummy whale being used for the film had broken away from the tug towing it. The film...

WALMER, KENT. On the 18th January, 1939, the motor boat Rose Marie helped the life-boat to save the yacht Leigh Hall. -Rewards, £3 10s., 12s. for fuel used and 12s.

for damage to tow-rope.

(For a...

The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat is...

Fenit, and Valentia, Co. Kerry. — On the afternoon of the 80th of January, 1951, anxiety was felt for the safety of the crew of seven of the Tralee Harbour Commissioners dredger Samphire.

Nothing had been heard of...

The ketch Syren of Beaumaris, whilst bound from Pwllheli to Runcorn stranded near the Gimblet Rock on the 8th March after dragging her anchors. Immedi- ately on receipt of information of the casualty the crew of the Life-boat Margaret Platt...

IN 1931 no fewer than 686 Branches held Life-boat Days, as compared with 672 in 1930 and 616 in 1929. The actual number of Days was still larger, for many Branches cover a wide area and include several districts, each of which holds its own...

Anstruther, Fifeshire.—At 10.10 on the morning of the 29th of August, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a man at Pittenweem had reported that a small boat was drifting towards the shore east of Pittenweem. It was low water when the...