LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 5.45 on the morning of the 27th of July, 1952, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that a dinghy was drifting one and a half miles south-south-east of Portland Bill, and at 6.0 the life-boat William and Clara Kyland...
The S.S. Mersey
PORTH RHUFFYDD, ANGELSEY. — On the morning of the 22ud June the coxswain of the Life-boat received intelligence that steamer was ashore S.E. of the Life-boat station. The weather at the time was thick, a moderate wind was Wowing from the S.W...
Pride of the Isles
GORLESTON.—At 11.30 P.M., on the 4th May, guns were fired by the St. Nicholas Lightship, in response to which the Lifeboat Leicester immediately put off and proceeded to the Scroby Sand. The weather at the time was thick, with rain; the wind...
A Youghal Fishing Boat
NOVEMBER 7TH. - YOUGHAL, CO. CORK.
About 11.15 on the night of the 6th of November, a message was received that a Youghal fishing boat, with one man on board, was missing.
A light easterly breeze was...
Gemini
At 1.46 p.m. on 5th April, 1970, the coastguard reported that a dinghy was searching for skin divers three quarters of a mile north east of Swanage pier. The life-boat R.L.P.
was launched at 2.2. When the lifeboat came up...
Awards ceremony and AGM
This year’s RNLI Annual General Meeting and Annual Presentation of Awards will take place on 19 May at the Barbican in London.
RNLI Governors will be contacted individually in March, when they can request tickets to both...
Category: Articles
Brighter Dawn and Mary Isabella
On the 14th February, the local fishing fleet was caught at sea by a very sudden strong W.N.W. gale. A rough sea was running. The cobles ran for home, and the life-boat coxswain, first ashore in his coble, launched the motor life- boat L.P....
Eastbourne: Claire Margaret Hendy
Eastbourne: Claire Margaret Hendy, daughter of Dave and Margaret Hendy, was christened on board Eastbourne lifeboat. Her father is assistant winchman and her grandfather, Frank Tyhurst, is head launcher.
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Category: Photographs
The Spanish Ship Uribitate
INJURED SPANIARD Scarborough, Yorkshire. At n a.m.
on 8th October, 1963, a message was received from the coastguard stating that a man was seriously ill aboard the Spanish ship Uribitate, of Bilbao, and needed a doctor. The...
Sea Vixen
Eastbourne, Sussex - At 5.18 p.m.
on 5th February, 1967, a message was received that two red flares had been reported about five miles to the east of the boat station. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 5.30 in...