LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gothic
Whilst the crew of the Life-boat J. C. Madge were assembling for an exercise launch on the 6th January, several vessels were seen running for shelter, as a strong westerly gale with heavy squalls was blowing. One of them, which proved to be...
An R.A.F. Aeroplane
Clovelly, Devonshire, and Padstow * No. 1, Cornwall.—19th October, 1939. A message was received that a R.A.F. aeroplane had come down in the sea and the Clovelly life-boat was launched at 10.20 P.M. to search between Hartland Point and...
Naming Ceremonies In Scotland
Two life-boats were named in Scotland in July, 1950, at St. Abbs and Buckie.
They are both gifts from Glasgow.
St. Abbs The new St. Abbs boat has been built out of a legacy from the late...
Category: Inaugurations
Thallata
Margate, Kent. — At 2.35 in the afternoon of the 26th of September, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a barge was ashore on the outer edge of the Margate Sands and at three o'clock the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI...
Rozel
Blyth, Northumberland. — In the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1948, a strong north-westerly breeze was blow ing with a rough sea and heavy rain, and at 4.42 the coastguard telephoned that a yacht had capsized in the bay in a strong...
Lanho
Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford.—At six o'clock in the evening of the 5th of November, 1948, red flares were seen to the south-south-east, and the motor life-boat Ann Isabella Pyemont was launched at 6.40 in a strong, squally...
Emulate, Honour, Random Harvest and Green Pastures (1)
TWO LIFE-BOATS ESCORT COBLES Amble, and Newbiggin, Northumberland.
On the morning of the 26th June, 1962, the weather deteriorated rapidly.
A north-north-easterly gale sprang up, and the sea became very...
Navette and other Yachts
Margate, Kent. At 12.36 on the after- noon of the llth June, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Birching- ton and that a motor boat had gone to her help. The Margate Yacht Club had been...
A Sailing Dinghies and Segel
DINGHIES IN TROUBLE At 11.50 a.m. on 7th June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that three sailing dinghies had capsized seaward of the harbour and, with about 20 dinghies in the area, the safety boat escorting them would be...
A Boat
Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 10.10 on the night of the 25th of May, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat fitted with an outboard motor, which had left Portrush for Portstewart, was overdue.
At...