LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat Services (1)
LIFEBOAT SERVICES November and December 1994, January and February 1995 Continued from page 21 Valentia, Co Kerry 52ft Arun ON 1082: Dec 29, Jan 13 and Feb 24 Walmer, Kent Atlantic 21: Dec 18, Jan 15, Feb 2 and 26 Walton and Frinton, Essex...
Category: Services
Radio London
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.13 a.m.
on 12th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the cable had parted from the wireless transmitting station Radio London and that the vessel was drifting,...
Fishing Cobles
FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—While the fishing cobles were returning home in a heavy ground sea on the 1st January, one of them was capsized and her crew of three men thrown into the water, they were fortunately able to reach the boat and hold on to...
Mount Taygetus
OCTOBER 6TH. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
The Greek steamer Mount Taygetus had been reported in distress, but she was only awaiting permission to go into Milford Haven. Later the life-boat was asked to take a message to her, but...
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As this issue of THE LIFEBOAT was going to press severe weather caused the flooding of the North Wales town of Towyn and the surrounding areas.
D class inflatable lifeboats from Rhyl, Llandudno and Flint (some 25 miles away...
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Aberdovey, Merioneth. At 6.50 p.m.
on 7th August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two people were stranded on an isolated rock below the cliffs at Berth. At 6.55 the inshore rescue boat launched in a...
Spray
NOVEMBER 24TH. - WHITBY, AND RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE. The Whitby fishing boats had gone out about 9 in the morning, and a strong S.W. wind had got up, bringing a rough sea. By three in the afternoon all had returned to harbour except the coble...
Cover Picture
Launch! The Lizard-Cadgwith lifeboat, The Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service No. 33), a 52' Barnett housed slipway boat built in 1960, was named by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh on July 7, 1961. She has launched on service 56 times and saved 58... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Boats (1)
The fishing-boats also went to their fishing-grounds at 2 A.M. on the 28th March. At 5.30 the wind commenced to blow strongly, and at 7 o'clock it had increased to a gale from the E.S.E., and the sea .was very rough. Nine of the boats...
Scotia
HOLY ISLAND AND BOULMER. — The Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at 2.20 P.M., on the 6th March, in a rough sea, the wind blowinga strong gale from N.W., in response to signals of distress shown by the schooner Scotia,...