LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Barmouth Museum
Barmouth, Merionethshire, has opened a maritime museum in the upper part of the old boathouse on the quayside near where the IRB is stationed. While many exhibits have already been acquired the museum is anxious to obtain more life-boat...
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lasgair
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 9.55 on the night of the llth of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht had broken down and was drift- ing towards the Quern Sands. She had refused a tow from a local motor boat, but a watch was kept...
Warwick Deeping
Wick, Caithness-shire,—At 2.12 on the morning of the 5fch of February, 1957, the Wick coastguard telephoned that the trawler Warwick Deeping, of Hull, was some fifty miles south of Dennis Head with her port side damaged. At 2.54 the...
Mercurius H.
Dungeness, Kent. At 5.30 on the morning of the 26th of November, 1957, a member of the life-boat crew reported that a vessel was ashore a mile and a half west of the life-boat station.
The life-boat Mabel E. Holland was...
Speculation
BROUGHTY FERRY.—On the 20th Maythe brig Speculation, of Ohristiania, bound from Tayport for Bremen, with coal, was in tow of a steam-tug in a strong N.E.
wind and a choppy sea, when the towrope broke. Another hawser was...
Donaghadee - Ireland Division
(Left) Donaghadee's Arun lies snugly stern-to the South Pier just inside the harbour entrance - which is open to the north east.
The way in which the harbour shoals is very evident, and regular dredging is needed to... - View image in PDF
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Inside the St. Helier Life-Boat
Inside The St Helier Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
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Brenjean
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 10.30 on the night of the 26th of Mav, 1953. a man rang up to say that the motor fishing boat Brenjean, of Yar- mouth, had gone aground on the south side of the entrance to Castlebay har- bour. At...
Renovate
Cromer, Norfolk - At 11.21 p.m. on 4th July, 1967, red flares were reported two miles east of Haisbro' coastguard lookout. The life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was launched at 11.33 in a light south westerly breeze and a slight...
The Dredger Beverwjk
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 1.52 p.m. on i8th November, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a Dutch tug with the dredger Beverwjk in tow from Holland to the Tees had broken adrift and had been seen heading for the Tyne...