LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Red Dragon
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th of Decem- ber, 1955, information was receivedfrom the coastguard that the steam trawler Red Dragon, of Fleetwood, had reported that she would be calling at Ramsey about...
Isabel May
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 9.15 on the evening of the 4th of January, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had broken down with engine trouble twelve miles north-west of Point Lynas.
At 9.30...
Pandora
New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 9.20 p.m. on 2nd September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been reported about five miles west of Aberaeron.
The life-boat St. Albans was launched at 9.55...
Sea Ker, of Bideford
Clovelly, Devon-At 10.50 p.m. on 16th June, 1968, it was learnt that acabin cruiser from Bideford was fogbound in Barnstaple bay. Twenty minutes later the coastguard requested the assistance of the life-boat to search for the boat. The...
Sylvia
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 7.50 on the evening of the 21st of August, 1960, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that the small yacht Sylvia of New Quay appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting...
Flying Christine
MOTOR LAUNCH BROKEN DOWN Selsey, Sussex.—At about 8.40 in the morning of February 6th, 1947, the coastguard reported that two motor' launches were flying signals two miles east-south-east of Selsey Bill Tower and it .was thought that...
150th Anniversary Celebrations In Scotland
ON SUNDAY, December 1, 1974, a service of thanksgiving and dedication on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the RNLI was held in St Giles' Cathedral, the High Kirk of Edinburgh. It was a simple but moving service, with clergy from...
Category: Articles
Venus
SOUTHEND AND CLACTON-ON-SEA.
Signal guns having been fired by the lightships on the evening of the 10th October, the No. 2 Life-boat Theodore and Herbert put off from Southend and the Albert Edward Life-boat was launched...
A Sailboard and a Speed Boat
Offshore wind keeps inflatable busy Southend-on-Sea South East Division Strong offshore winds kept Southend-on- Sea's D class inflatable busy on 4 April 1988 when it was called out twice in the late afternoon for windsurfers and a...
Fishing Boats (4)
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the afternoon of the 15th of February, 1951, two keel boats which had reached har- bour reported to the life-boat coxswain that four open fishing cobles were at sea in bad weather. At 2.25 the life-boat E...