LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Aloma (1)
Portrush, Co. Antrim; Campbeltown, Argyllshire; and Donaghadee, Co. Down.
—On the morning of the 12th of July, 1952, a man, together with his wife and two sons, were cruising off the coast of County Antrim in the...
Moray Firth
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.-—At eleven •o'clock on the night of the 26th of November, 1952, the South Gare light- house keeper telephoned that a vessel had gone aground on the training wall in the River Tees, and that tugs which had been...
Crossword Competition
Competition Crossword COXSWAIN ARTHUR LiDDON of Dover, who has compiled this crossword puzzle, is kindly giving as a prize for the first correct solution to be opened a colour enlargement of Dover's 44' Waveney lifeboat Faithful...
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Sulaire
Sheringham, Norfolk. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a yacht heading for Sheringham appeared to be in distress in weather which was rapidly deteriorat- ing. There was...
Jane Douglas
The schooner Jane Douglas, of Gloucester, bound from Plymouth for Liverpool, showed signals of distress at 5.40 on the morning of the 17th November. The Holyhead No. 1 Life-boat, Thomas Fielden, immediately put off, and on reaching the...
Catherine Henry
CRICCIETH.—At about 1 p.m. on the 18th June, the schooner Catherine Henry,of Aberystwyth, while going from Abersoch to Portmadoo, was overtaken by a strong N.W. to N.N.W. gale and a very rough sea, and was in a very dangerous position near...
Coming to our AGM and annual awards?
The RNLI AGM and annual presentation of awards will take place at The Barbican, London on 22 May 2014. Details of the AGM will be mailed to Governors of the RNLI, and more details of the AGM and the afternoon awards will feature in the next...
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A Yacht (4)
SUFFERING FROM EXPOSURE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 3.20 p.m. on ist August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a yacht had been dismasted two miles north-east of Moelfre Island and at 3.27 the life-boat Watkin Williams was launched with the...
Surodan
At about 5.30 P.M. on 3rd March, information was received by telephone from the Coast- guard that a vessel about two miles to the westward and close in shore was apparently in difficulties. A moderate E. breeze was blowing with a moderate...
Contents
Contents Volume XLI1I Number 448 Chairman: COMMANDER F. R. H. SWANN, CBE, RNVR Director and Secretary: CAPTAIN NIGEL DIXON, RN THE YEAR OF THE LIFEBOAT 1824-1974 Lives Saved: 98,523 Notes of the Quarter by the Editor Service of Thanksgiving...
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