LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Autumn Sun
St. Ives, Cornwall. At two o'clock on the morning of the 20th of December, 1958, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a trawler was in distress forty miles north-north-west of St. Ives Head. The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and...
Mistletoe
Buckle, Banffshire - On 21st February, 1968, the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan, on temporary duty at the station, put out to the assistance of the motor fishing vessel Mistletoe and rescued her crew of six. A full account of this...
Dungeness Open Day
Dungeness open day, on Sunday July 29, included the blessing of the 37ft 6in Rather lifeboat Alice Upjohn by the Right Reverend Peter Chidgey of Lydd. More than 2,000 people visited the station during the day and just over £2,000 was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Relief Fleet - Mersey Class Marine Engineer
An air of cheerful expectancy surrounded the Docklands Sailing Centre, Isle of Dogs, on 25 April 1991 for the visit of HRH The Duchess of Kent to name the relief Mersey class lifeboat Marine Engineer. The morning dawned bright enough, but... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
47-001 City of London (Above)
Two views illustrating the change in sheer between the two prototypes and the later production boats.
47-001 City of London (above) has the small 'kick1 in the sheer to accomodate the steeper deck camber and false side... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lorn
NOVEMBER 2lST. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. The engines of the Norwegian steamer Lorn, of Bergen, had broken down, but the steamer could not be found. Later it became known that the crew had repaired the engines and the steamer had gone on her...
Graziella
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. At two o'clock on the morning of the 30th of June, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trawler was ashore five miles north of Portpatrick.
The life-boat Jeanie Speirs...
Brigitte Frellsen
DECK CARGO OF TIMBER SHIFTED ON DANISH SHIP Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.7 a.m. on 31 st August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a Danish vessel had developed a very heavy list and was in danger of sinking twelve miles east of Fetlar. The...
Poole - Atlantic 75 Friendly Forester II
Poole's busy new Atlantic 75 took a short breather on 15 August 1995 for her official naming ceremony, but even before the champagne was dry on her bow she was off on another shout! The lifeboat was donated by the Ancient Order of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Filey
FILEY, Tuesday January 7, 1986: the weather was worsening with a south-easterly near gale, force 7, and a rough sea when the fishing coble, Opportunity, was seen to break down on the weather side of Filey Brigg.
Another... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs