LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motor Fishing Coble Margaret and James
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 30th of December, 1949, fishermen reported that the local motor fishing coble Margaret and James was overdue. She could not be seen from the shore and the weather was worsening. The life-boat...
Trumpeter and The Ilfracombe of Milford Haven
SEPTEMBER 22ND and 23RD. - GALWAY BAY. At 10.30 at night on the 21st, a strong gale blew up and ten steam trawlers, at anchor in Kilronan Bay, dragged their anchors.
Two went on the rocks, one mile south-south-east of the...
San Calisto and the Minesweeper Hugh Walpole
DEC. 2ND. - MARGATE, KENT. The motor life-boat The Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at 11.50 A.M., after a terrific explosion had been seen at sea.A fresh, westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. About two miles...
A Storm Boat and a Dinghy
Easrney, Hampshire - At 7.2 p.m. on 19th April, 1970, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that a stormboat with a number of skin divers aboard was in difficulties near the Horse Sand fort and was being driven out to sea by...
and Check That She Returns to An Even Keel' Oakley 37' Lifeboat
. , . and check that she returns to an even keel.' Oakley 37' lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Guy and Clare Hunter In Gale Force Winds Standing By the \Acht Braemar Before Taking Her In Tow May 22 1967
Guy and Clare Hunter, in gale force winds, standing by the acht Braemar before taking her in tow. May 22, 1967. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Bowman Richard Lethbridge. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To SIDNEY H. B. PAGE, on his retirement, after serving for 21J years as coxswain, G months as second coxswain and 1 year as bowman of the Southend-on-Sea life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement...
Category: Awards
Faith Star, Pilot Me and Success
Whitby, Yorkshire.—Before daybreak on the 24th of November, 1955, the fishing boats Faith Star, Pilot Me and Success put to sea in worsening weather.
The Faith Star returned to harbourand at noon the no. 2 harbour pulling...
The Motor Fishing Boats Laura and Prospector
JAN. 9TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN.
Early in the afternoon a man reported that his son and two other men who had gone out in the motor fishing boat Laura to shoot cod lines had not returned when...
Life-Boat Gear and Its Stowage
AT first thought, the manner of stowing a Life-boat's gear might not appear to be a matter of much, importance: that it is so, however, we shall have little difficulty in showing.
Even on the ample deck of a man-of-...
Category: Articles