LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
White Heather
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On the afternoon of the 31st October the owner of a motor yacht which was anchored east of Yarmouth pier hired two men in the motor launch White Heather to put him on board his yacht.
A strong north...
Richard Crofts
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 6.50 on the morning of the 20th of February, 1953, the Stornoway coastguards re- ported that the trawler Richard Crofts, of Milford Haven, was ashore between Coll and Tiree. A strong south-south- westerly...
A Boat
LIFE-BOAT HOLED BY CASUALTY A SMALL BOAT in a dangerous position off the West Hoyle Bank on 27th August, 1971, led to the Hoylake, Cheshire, life-boat Thomas Corbett being launched at 10.27 a.m.
The wind was west north west...
Concordia
LYDD, KENT.—The David Hulett Lifeboat put off at 4.30 A.M. on the 2nd March to the assistance of the brigantine Concordia, of Guernsey, which had stranded on the sands about half a mile from the boathouse, and was showing signals of distress...
Hildegard
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 7.5 on the evening of the 1st of June, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small cabin cruiser was in need of help half a mile south-west of Beachy Head. At 7.25 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache...
A Boat
SHORT OF FUEL At 10.47 a.m. on 22nd December, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary he had received a message from the Royal Sovereign lightvessel that there was a small boat alongside with three men who had not enough fuel to...
A faster lifeboat for London
The next generation of E class lifeboat can now be seen on the Thames. Hurley Burly is the first of three new E class lifeboats to be shared by Tower and Chiswick Lifeboat Stations. Two more are due to join our fleet in...
Category: Articles
Boy Eric
APRIL 19TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 3.30 P.M. the naval base reported a fishing boat, off the North Foreland, in need of a tow into harbour. She was the Boy Eric, of Lowestoft, on voyage, with a crew of two, to Ramsgate for repairs. A light S.W...
LIFE-BOAT QUIZ
Compiled by Grahame Farr with the help of members of the Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society 1—Which life-boat station is farthest from the shore? 2—Where are old life-boat houses now used as (a) a library, and (b] an aquarium? 3—Which...
Category: Articles
Keeping In Trim
Keeping in trim Albert Sutherland, coxswain of Fraserburgh lifeboat, gets a new hairstyle from Banff and Buchan college students (from left) Deborah Strachan, Maria Mutch and Marion Johnston. They donated the £1,041.16 they had raised... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs