LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kelpie
PAKEFIELD.—The Life-boat Two Sisters, Mary and Hannah, was launched at 1.30 A.M. on the 9th Jan. last, and proceeded to the assistance of the brigantine Kelpie, of South Shields, bound from Hartlepool for Lowestoft with a cargo of coal,...
Fumerole
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 4.48 on the afternoon of the 25th of October, 1952, the Gorles- ton coastguard telephoned that the steam drifter Fumerole, of Peterhead, which had been in tow of another drifter, had parted her tow...
Fishing Boats (3)
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At nine o'clock on the morning of the 28th of March, 1961, the honorary sec- retary noticed three local fishing vessels sheltering in the lee of the Fame...
The S.S. Gallier
—• The Life- boat Queensbury was engaged more or less continuously from the 25th until the 30th December in connexion with the s s. Gallier, of London, which struck a mine on the former date when off Scarborough. The steamer, which was a...
Crucial Skills
More than 90 people from all over Britain attended a highly successful sea safety weekend at The Lifeboat College, Poole, in March this year. Organised in conjunction with Practical Boat Owner magazine, the weekend was the first of its kind.... - View image in PDF
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Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 3rd February the coastguard telephoned that conditions at sea were very bad, and that all the local cobles, thirteen in number, were out. A strong N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a very rough...
Dorothy
LINE FIRED TO FISHING BOAT AGROUND Humber, Yorkshire. At 12.56 early on the morning of the 19th July, 1962, the coastguard at Spurn Point informed the coxswain superintendent that red flares had been seen between a mile and two miles east of...
Star, of Colchester
At 4.30 A.M. on the 5th December the barge Star, of Colchester, bound from Hull to Poole, was driven ashore at Winthorpe Gap, on the Lincoln- shire coast, during a fresh gale at E., with snow falling heavily. The Life-boat Henry Ingram, was...
Back Row: Coxswain James Watkins, of Angle; Coxswain William Peters, of St. Ives; Coxswain John Murt, of Padstow; and Robert Harland, of Whitby Etc
Back Row: Coxswain James Watkins of Angle; Coxswain William Peters of St Ives; Coxswain John Murt of Padstow; and Robert Harland of Whitby Et Al. - View image in PDF
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Ploughing Matches With Vintage Tractors Was the Idea of Gordon Bell Honorary Secretary of Kilrea Branch Northern Ireland the First Held In 1976 Raised £104 But U
Ploughing matches with vintage tractors was the idea of Gordon Bell, honorary secretary of Kilrea branch, Northern Ireland. The first, held in 1976, raised £.104, but unfortunately heavy rain in 1977 meant very few spectators so that,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs