LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Callihaun
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire - At 10.30 a.m. on 30th May, 1970, the coastguard reported that the cabin cruiser Callihaun was adrift about two miles south of the Breaksea lightvessel.
The life-boat Blanche and Arthur Harris...
A Yacht (4)
Worthing, Sussex. At 3.45 p.m. on 8th September, 1964, the beach inspector's office informed a crew member that a yacht had capsized half a mile off west Worthing. Less than four minutes later the inshore rescue boat was launched in a...
Sea Hawk
FOUR RESCUED FROM CONVERTED SHIP'S BOAT Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.37 on the night of the 9th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor cruiser was lying in a dangerous position about three quarters of...
Vellum for Trinity House Pilot
A Trinity House pilot at Alderney, Mr. Nicholas James Allen, has been accorded the thanks of the Institution incsribed on vellum for the rescue of 20 members of the crew of a Greek tanker.
At 11.30 on the morning of 23rd...
Category: Awards
Effort
SWANAGE.—On the, 7th January, a messenger arrived from Studland stating that a vessel was in distress near the entrance to Poole Harbour. The Life-boat Charlotte Mary was at once launched and proceeded to the spot, when it was found that the...
Fishing Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire. At 3.32 p.m. on 23rd February, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that five Filey cobles were still at sea, and as the weather was getting worse asked if the life-boat The Isa & Penryn Mihted would...
Boston Ahoy!
Boston ahoy! re cannot be many branches that have their committee meetings at, but the Boston branch is one. Thanks to the support of new imittee member Sarah Simms, the committee now meet on her t. the Boston Belle. The 're-launched'... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Squire, of Yarmouth
On the 10th March, 1867, the schooner Squire, of Yar- mouth, was observed making for the shore in a disabled state, a heavy gale blowing from E.N.E. at the time. -The North Briton life-boat was soon launched, and gal- lantly pulled through a...
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Galway Bay. On the evening of the 21st of June, 1960, the island medical officer asked if the life-boat would take a sick child to Rossaveal on the main- land, where an ambulance was waiting to drive the child to hospital. As there was no...
Hermione
Salcombe, Devon. At 8.45 on the evening of the 10th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a motor boat had broken down and was drifting towards Prawle Point. The life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse put out...