LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Salvia
Maryport, Cumberland.—At 6.50 in the evening of the 13th of November, 1948, a message was received from Whitehaven that a fishing vessel which had put out from there had not re- turned, and the motor life-boat Joseph Braithwaite was launched...
From Ascension Island
THE following letter comes from the manager of the station of the Eastern Telegraph Company, on that remote spot in the South Atlantic, Ascension Island : " As a result of the receipt of your booklet, The Story of the Life-boat, I had...
Category: Correspondence
Glen Rinnes
On fire THE FISHING VESSEL Glen RilUU'S Of Buckie, on fire off Burghead with a crew of three aboard, was reported to the honorary secretary of Buckie lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 2000 on Thursday April 13.
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A Century Ago
BROWSING through earlier issues of THE LIFE-BOAT is always a fascinating occupation.
Recently we have been sent to the files in search of information on the old tubular life-boats, in which several members of the public...
Category: Articles
Deevale
RED FLARES SEEN Lerwick, Shetlands. At about 12.20 a.m. on 27th April, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted from the direction of Ham on the island of Bressay. There were light southerly airs...
Galilee
Whitby, Yorkshire.—About eight in the evening of the 20th of May, 1948, the local motor fishing vessel Galilee— which was out fishing and had in- tended staying at sea throughout the night—wirelessed that she would be returning to harbour....
Cover Picture
Senneris Cove 37ft 6m Rather lifeboat Diana White launched in a strong and squally north-north-westerly gale and very rough seas on February 6, 1983, to go to the help of the Irish passenger ferry St Killian II which had lost all power and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Dinghy (16)
Howth, Co. Dublin - The life-boat A.M.T. was launched on 24th Angust, 1967, and landed the crew of two of a dinghy who had been rescued by the IRB. A full account of this service appears on page 304..
Sam Baxter
5am Baxter, president of Morecambe station branch, helps with a draw at Morecambe Yacht Club which raised more than £1,000 for the lifeboats. Ho/ding one of the prizes is the raffle promoter, Mrs Jean Kilpatrick. photograph by courtesy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Yachtsmen's Help
[The following letter, which was published in Yaching Monthly, is reproduced by courtesy of the editor.] SIR, During a recent talk given to our members by a representative of the R.N.L.I., it appeared that, in our district at any rate, the...
Category: Correspondence