LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat Classes
a s p o t t e r ' s g u i d e Why are there so many different designs of lifeboat when the purpose of every lifeboat is so similar-the saving of life at sea? Surely, one might think, all lifeboats are designed to weather the worst of...
Category: Articles
St. Joseph
FISHING BOAT ADRIFT Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.-—During the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1947, the pilot on watch reported that the local motor fishing boat St. Joseph was being carried out to sea by the easterly wind and ebbing tide...
Lifeboat Classified
Coffer the top range of fundraisers, backed by our famous "never undersold" guarantee. Every item is a proven winner We also design and make the most advanced, yet inexpensive electronic number generating equipment for bingo,...
Category: Advertisement
Lifeboat Services (1)
Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON1050: Jun 13, Jul 7, 18,27and 28 Relief D class: Jun 13, Jul 18, 28 and 31 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jun 25, Jul 4, 5 (twice), 9 and 10 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 12m Mersey ON 1193: Jul 26 and 30 D class: Jul 30...
Category: Services
St Michael
On the 25th July, during a strong S.S.W. gale, the French brig, St. Michel, ran on the Holm Sand, and the sea at once broke heavily over her. Being seen from Lowestoft, the life-boat at that place was quickly launched, and taking off the...
Foreign Lifeboat Services. I
WE have, for some years past, noted from time to time the progress of the Life-boat Organizations in other coun- tries which have established a Service of this character, whether under the State or, as in our case, on a voluntary basis. In...
Category: Services
Lifeboat Services (1)
LIFEBOAT SERVICES AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1993 Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON W50: Aug 20, Oct 10 and 18 D class Oct 8 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Aug 19, 25, Sept 3 and 7 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Aug 2,12 (twice), 15 Sept 4...
Category: Services
St. Colman, of Arklow
NOVEMBER 19TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. At 7.25 at night a message was received that a motor trawler had broken down off west pier head. A moderate southeasterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Dunleary II...
St. Ambrose
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 7.20 in the morning of the 21st of June, 1952, the Kilkeel coastguard reported that a small vessel, one mile off St. John's Point Lighthouse, was flying the dis- tress signal, an ensign upside down, and had also...