LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Heathery Brae
ESCORT FOR TWO Buckle, Banffshire. At 4.55 p.m. on 16th November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the seine net fishing boat Heathery Brae was in difficulties eight miles north-north-east of Buckie. The sea was very...
Runnelstone
The Lizard, Cornwall.—On the night of the llth July the steamer Runnelstone, of London, ran aground under Hot Point in a dense fog. She was bound, in ballast, from London to Swansea, and carried a crew of twelve.
Her SOS...
The Aberdeen Fishing Boat White Squall
JANUARY 14TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. Information was received at 11.35 in the morning from the naval signal station on Davaar Island that a fishing boat was flying a signal of distress and drifting towards the shore. At 11.45 the motor...
The S.S. Tricape
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 10.26 on the night of the 17th of August, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a vessel had signalled by lamp that a steamer had gone aground on the north-western side of the Goodwin Sands. At 10.39 the life-boat...
The S.S. Tolfaen
LLANDDULAS.—The s.s. Tolfaen, of Liverpool, bound from Liverpool forNewry with wheat, was seen at anchor in Ehos Bay, with a heavy list to port and flying a signal of distress during a strong gale from the N.N.W., and a very heavy sea on the...
Hazleside
SEPT. 24TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO.
CORK. A message had been received that a steamer was in distress, as a result of enemy action, about fifteen miles south of Fastnet Lighthouse. She was the steamer Hazleside, of...
Above: the Aran Islands' Facilities Are Due for a Makeover
Above: The Aran Islands' facilities are due for a makeover. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
American Delegates on Board the Swanage Motor Life-Boat
Back row, left to right: Major E. J. Burt, President of the Swanage Branch, Commander Rasmuss«n, Mr. Maxam and Vice-Admiral Billard. In front of Major Burt is Captain Rowley.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Baron Dunmore
Workington, Cumberland.—At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 1st of October, 1952, the master of the S.S. Baron Dunmore, of Ardrossan, reported that his ship had run aground in the channel at Workington and asked for the life- boat. The life-boat...
Camilla
SKEGNESS.—The brigantine Camilla, of Laurvig, being seen to take the ground on the Boghead Sands on the evening of the 2ud April, and a few minutes afterwards burn flare-up lights, the Life-boat Ann, John and Mary was launched and proceeded...