LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Restless Wave
NORTH BERWICK.—On the morning of Sunday the 19th October, a small boat was observed in the Firth of Eorth, apparently making for the shore, and as there was a heavy sea on the coast, the chief officer of coastguard hoisted a red flag to warn...
Drumblair
On the night of the 23rd December the steam trawler Drumblair, of Aberdeen, bound to Lerwick for repairs, moored at Fish- market, Lerwick. Early next morning a whole S.W. gale sprang up, bringing a rough sea, and the trawler broke adrift and...
Bread Winner and Coronation Queen
COXSWAIN'S COBLE ESCORTED INTO HARBOUR Runswick, Yorkshire. At 11.49 on the morning of the 18th January, 1963, three fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather and some concern was felt for their safety when they would enter...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
ARMY CADETS TAKEN OFF DINGHY Troon, Ayrshire. On the afternoon of the 29th May, 1963, the coxswain noticed that a sailing dinghy seemed to be in difficulties in the bay, but as a yacht was near by he took no further immediate action. At 4.30...
A New D Class Inflatable Lifeboat
A new D class inflatable lifeboat, the gift of Warminster and District branch, was dedicated at Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat station on Monday, May 25. Major D. S. Fan, who handed over thelifeboat, andMrsFarrare in the centre of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rowing Boat and John West
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 9.38 on the morning of the 31st of January, 1953, the coastguard telephoned to say a man at Skellister had reported that two men had left Gletness Nesting in aten-feet rowing boat at 7.30 to attend to their fishing...
Left: Stuart Weiford In 1977
Left: Stuart Weiford in 1977, wearing RNLI visor and helmet in the working section of the wind tunnel. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cormorant
Runswick, Yorkshire.—About 8.30 on the evening of the 29th of August1954, a yacht off Staithes was seen to be in difficulties, and it was noticed that her crew of three had lowered her sails. Her engine did not appear to be very powerful,...
Lifeboat Services June and July 1985
Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic21: June 8, July 5, 14. 15 and 29 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: July 14, 15, 17, 20 (twice) and 22 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class inflatable: June 27,29, 30, July 4,6.
14 (twice) and 21 Aith,...
Category: Services
Young Mun
Tynemouth, Northumberland. — The motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan was launched at 8.20 A.M. on the llth August, 1938, to go to the help of a vessel reported by the coastguard to be ashore at Souter Point. There was a dense fog. A...