LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mannofield
The steam- trawler Mannofield, of Aberdeen, whilst bound to Aberdeen with a cargo, was obliged to anchor in Dunnet Bay owing to a shortage of coal. A heavy gale had prevailed for three days, and the sea was also heavy, and as the vessel was...
Success (1)
JAN. 2ND. - REDCAR, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE. At about 9.45 A.M.
the coastguard at Marske telephoned that a motor fishing vessel was in distress four miles north-east of Huntcliffe. She was the Success, of Whitby, with a...
Weston-Super-Mare-D Class
Weston-Super-Mare's new D class lifeboat is dedicated at a ceremony held at the station on 14 October 1989. The boat was largely funded from the proceeds of a Boto-X organised by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust.
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Category: Photographs
Two Boats and Perseverance
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 7.45 on the evening of the 7th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two small boats returning from the Helford regatta were in diffi- culties in Falmouth Bay. There was a strong easterly...
A Small Boat
Walmer, Kent.—On the afternoon of the 9th March the Deal coastguard reported that a small boat with one occupant was in difficulty N.N.W. of the South Goodwin lightship. A light S.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a smooth to moderate sea. The...
Commemorative plates
Commemorative plate, being held by Alice Wright, chief clerk. North West District office, is one of an edition limited to 250 being sold on behalf of the Lord Mayor of Manchester's lifeboat appeal to fund a Rother lifeboat to be named... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fourteen-Feet Flat-Bottomed Boat
Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At 5.30 in the evening, on the 31st of May, 1950, in calm weather, the life-boat Ann Isabella Pyemont was launched for exercise with the honorary secretary, Mr. C. M.
Clifford Gibbons, and the district...
Mrs Tetley.
Mrs Tetley. wife of RNLI Deputy Chairman Air Vice Marshall Tetley, cuts the ribbon and officially opens the new building, assisted by divisional inspector George Rawlinson.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Silver Line
WHITBY'S DANGEROUS BAR Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 5.30 in the morning of the 24th of March, 1947, seven fishing boats put to sea in moderate weather. By nine o'clock a strong northerly wind was blowing, the sea was rough, and the...
Speed Boats
OCT. 18TH. - EXMOUTH, AND TORBAY, DEVON. A message was received at 7.25 P .M. from the R.A.F. that two of their speedboats had broken down twelve miles S.W. of Beer Head, and the motor lifeboat was launched with the help of...