LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Ship's Boat (1)
Dun Laoghaire. Co. Dublin. At 6.15 on the morning of the 20th of June, 1960, the keeper of the East Pier lighthouse informed the honorary secre- tary that a ship's boat was drifting two and a half miles north-north-east of the...
Scottish Maid and Seaspray
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire - At 5.10 p.m. on 22nd May, 1966, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that a yacht was ashore on the Cardiff sands.
The life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched at 5.15 in a gale force...
Royal National Life Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Founded 4th March, 1824,—Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.
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Category: Articles
Maggie Smith, the Sunshine and Girl Mary
Arbroath, Angus.—On the night of the 23rd-24th April the weather became bad, and soon after midnight a strong S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. Six local fishing boats were at sea. One of them, the Maggie Smith, was seen...
U.B. Prince
Injured seaman rescued Eastbourne lifeboat was alerted on 3 March 2000 when a boat worker, aboard a cargo vessel bound for Equador, was forced to head inland for emergency surgery in a bid to save his fingers.
The Polish...
Left: the Rigid Inflatable Vulture
Left: The rigid inflatable Vulture, which continued in seas of over 15ft and in Gale force conditions to rescue the fishing vessel in difficulty.
Her crew have been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal for their bravery..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Arctic Cycle Challenge Completed
Competitors who took part in the 1998 Artie Cycle Challenge have returned home safely from their gruelling cycle ride which started from Tromso in Norway and finished up in the northenmost part of Europe, Nordkapp.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Boat
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—Two gentlemen and two boys started in a boat fromPenllech, Carnarvonshire, at 2.30 P.M., on the 4th August, intending to sail along the bay; but the wind blowing off the shore with a strong tide the boat was carried...
Grace Darling
From a painting by Thomas Musgrave Joy in the Municipal Art Galleries, Dundee. Reproduced by permission of the Fraternity of Masters and Seamen of Dundee.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Authenticity
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 5.22 on the morning of the 28th of May, 1960, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small vessel was aground on the eastern side of the Middle Scroby sands. At six o'clock the...