LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kopenes
The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 8.45 P.M. on the 22nd September, 1939, the signal station reported that red flares had been seen in an easterly direction. A fresh northerly wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. At 8.48 P.M. the motor life-boat...
Monimia
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 9th of January, 1955, the Stornoway coast- guard telephoned that a message had been received from the Oban radio station that the steam trawler Moni- mia, of Fleetwood,...
Amstalkirk and Algorab
NO V . 2 5 T H . - WALMER, KENT. The life-boat went out to the help of the Dutch steamer Amstalkirk in a full south-west gale, with very rough seas and dense rain. She was then told to go to another Dutch steamer, the Algorab, of Rotterdam,...
Below: Martin, Ably Assisted By Fred, Prepares to Dive for the Yacht.
Below: Martin, ably assisted by Fred, prepares to dive for the yacht.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumber- land.—At 5.39 on the afternoon of the 18th of June, 1957, the Spittal police telephoned that a twelve-year- old girl was in difficulty while bathing off Spittal beach. Ten minutes later the life-boat William...
Fred Everard
DETAILS TO COME On 2yth November, 1965, the lifeboat Mary Ann Hepworth rescued the crew of the motor vessel Fred Everard of London. A full account of this service will appear in the June issue of THE LIFE-BOAT, which will also contain a full...
William Andrew
In re- sponse to a telephone message stating that a schooner was in distress off Formby with her sails torn and her topmast carried away, the steam Life- boat Queen was sent out. On arriving at the place indicated, they found the schooner...
Whelk Boats
The whelk boats belonging to Sheringham left for the fishing grounds at about 6 o'clock in the morning on the 8th April. The weather was then fine, with a moderate wind and a moderately smooth sea.
About 8 o'clock...
Rolf Jarl
LANDING A THAMES PILOT Ramsgate, Kent.—At 4 o'clock in the morning of the 30th of November, 1947, the coxswain received a telephone call from the Margate coastguard asking for help in landing a Thames pilot from the Norwegian steamer...
Halfpennies and Farthings
FOR the eighth year running the Institution received at Christmas, from a lady in Hampstead, a gift of all the halfpennies she has collected during the year. Her collection for 1938 was 552. This was 182 more than in...
Category: Donations