LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lucinde, of Whistable & The Rose, of Lyne
About midnight on the 10th October, the night being dark with violent squalls, the schooner Lucinde, of Whitstable, came into collision with the Base, of Lynn, whilst the two vessels were making for the harbour of...
St. Lucia, of Lowestoft
At 11.20 p.m. on yth August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that there was a very sick man on board the trawler St. Lucia of Lowestoft 105 miles north-east of the Tyne and that a helicopter would lift him off at 5...
Vivid, of Wessex
On the 13th September, the Cahore life- boat again put off, in reply to signals of distress from the schooner Vivid, of Wex- ford, which was stranded about a quarter of a mile from the shore close to Poulduff Pier.
The life...
ART OF THE SEA
Art can be a really personal and rewarding way to express your love of the coast. So we asked lifelong RNLI supporter and top artist Glyn Macey for his tips on creating maritime masterpieces
‘ When I was 12, our community...
Category: Articles
Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management
September Meeting.
Torbay, Devon.—At about 6 P.M. on the 12th June, 1939, a sailing dinghy capsized in Fishcombe Bay. The weather was fine with a N.W. breeze and an almost smooth sea. The crew of three were seen clinging to...
Category: Services
Remaining Silent for An Hour a Jumble Sale a Raffle for a Giant Rabbit 'Harvey' and a Sponsored Walk to Corfe Castle and Back Were All Ways That the Children of St.Mary's Church Sunday School
Remaining silent for an hour, a jumble sale, a raffle for a giant rabbit, 'Harvey', and a sponsored walk to Corfe Castle and back, were all ways that the children of St Mary's Church Sunday School, Swanage, raised money for their... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mignonette, of Southampton
Weymouth, Dorset - At 8.28 p.m. on 12th September, 1966, red flares were sighted in Weymouth Bay. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke left her moorings at 8.48 in a strong westerly wind and a rough sea. The tide was ebbing. She proceeded to a...
Castle, of Aberystwith
On the 25th December, during stormy weather, the smack Castle, of Aberystwith, was totally wrecked at the mouth of the bar.
The Evelyn Wood life-boat went off and" placed 6 men on board to assist in saving the vessel...
Violet, of Fraserburgh
FEBRUARY 23RD. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.
At 6.15 in the evening the coastguard reported a fishing boat ashore on the north side of the entrance channel to Girvan harbour and asking for help. A light northwesterly wind was blowing...
Peerless, of Aberystwith
Early on the morning of the 24th March, the schooner Peerless, of Aberystwith, went on shore on the Goodwin Sands, while it was blowing very hard from the W.S.W.; signal guns were fired by the Gull Stream light-ship, and the Van Kook...