LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shannon prototype trials
Trials of the prototype of the Shannon class lifeboat are continuing – and RNLI crews and officials like what they see. RNLI Skegness tweeted: ‘When I say “we like it”, we really like it! Have never heard the word “phenomenal” used so...
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Shoreline
ONE SUNDAY in July I had the great pleasure of meeting lifeboatmen from Blyth, the station on the north east coast of England for which the Rother lifeboat being funded by the Shoreline appeal is destined. Motor Mechanic Colin Cutherbertson,...
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Rollo of Braye, Solveig and French Yacht Pupas
Long night at sea in poor visibility Alderney South West Division Alderney's Waveney class lifeboatLoww Marches! of Round Table spent seven hours at sea on the night of 8/9 July attending four separate calls in poor visibility, which was...
Thanksgiving
Only two of the cobles belong- ing to North Sunderland put to sea on 29th March, as the sea was very heavy.
During the afternoon a thick fog came on and one of the boats returned ashore. Towards evening the fog got worse,...
Capri
The Coastguard telephoned at about 7 A.M. on 28th March that a yacht was ashore on the Hook Sands. The Poole and Bourne- mouth Life-boat Harmar was promptly launched and found the yacht Capri ashore, with a party of six on...
Faith Star, Success, and Lead Us
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 2.30 oil the afternoon of the 10th of February, 19,55. the skipper of a fishing boat told the coxswain that anxiety was felt for the safety of the fishing boats Faith Star, Success, and Lead Us. At 2.35 the Xo. 1...
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DOCTOR'S APPEAL At 9 a.m. on 7th February, 1964, the doctor on Sark asked the honorary secretary through the St. John Ambulance Commissioner if the life-boat could take an injured woman from Sark for treatment at Guernsey Hospital. There...
lona Maid
Troon, Ayrshire. At 11.10 on the night of the 12th May, 1961, the life- boat Charlotte Elizabeth, on temporary duty at the station, put to sea. The cox- swain had seen a cabin cruiser, which had broken down, making distress signals and had...
Village Maid
RED FLARES FIRED At 3.20 p.m. on ist December, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Village Maid was firing red flares between Whiten Head and Locherribol. There was a fresh southerly breeze with...
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St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 3.45 p.m. on 8th October, 1965, the States maintenance engineer notified the deputy harbourmaster that the States of Guernsey launch St. Anne had found it impossible to take three maintenance men off the Platte...