LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Eastern Morn
Barrow, Lancashire - At 11.15 p.m.
on 2 ist June, 1967, it was noted that a May-day message had been received from the motor fishing vessel Eastern Morn. The life-boat Herbert Leigh was launched at 11.38 in a west south...
Stingray and Sultan
Rhyl, Flintshire. At 1.4 p.m. on ist September, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two flares had been burned by the m.f.v. Stingray. There was a fresh north-westerly breeze with a rough sea. It was almost high water. The...
Fishing Cobles
10th Octo- ber. Four Craster fishing cobles in danger but reached home without help.—Rewards, £9 5s. 6d..
Marathon Wheelchair Winner
Tanni Grey MBE, accomplished wheelchair athlete and holder of four paraplegic gold medals chose to support the RNLI. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The American Steamer Chrysanthy Star and Energetic
Cadgwith, and Penlee, Cornwall and St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—At 11.5 on the night of the 25th of June, 1948, during a thick fog, the Cadgwith coast- guard telephoned the Cadgwith life- boat station that the American steamer Chrysanthy...
The Spanish Big Samaritano
On the 13th February, the Spanish big Samaritano ran ashore on the Wedge Sand, off Margate. The two Mar- gate life-boats having failed to reach the wreck, and become disabled, intelligence of the disaster was conveyed to Ramsgate, together...
Shield and H.M. Drifter Rowantree
NOVEMBER 2lST. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 2.45 P.M. the naval base reported that two small fishing boats were in distress just outside the harbour, and at 3.5 the motor life-boat Michael Stephens was launched. A strong S.E....
Monte Gurugu (1)
Appledore, Clovelly, and Df racombe, Devon.
—On the 13th of November, 1949, all three life-boats went to the help of the Spanish steamer Monte Gurugu, which was foundering at the entrance to the Bristol Channel, and rescued...
In Brilliant Sunshine Dunbar Lifeboat
In brilliant sunshine, Dunbar lifeboat fete, held at the harbour on Saturday July 24, raised more than £6,700—a marvellous result exceeding the 1981 total by about £1,000. The Lifeboat Queen, Margaret-Ann Brunton, accompanied by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Paola
PALLING, NORFOLK.—During a fresh breeze from the N.W. on the 3rd November, a steamer was observed on the Hasborough Sands showing signals of distress. The British Workman Life-boat was launched at 9 A.M. and proceeded to the vessel, which...