LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles (1)
Fifteen local motor fishing cobles put to sea early on the morning of the 2nd April, in moderate weather. By 8 A.M. the weather was rapidly becoming worse and the sea was very rough. The pulling and sailing life-boat Hollon the Third was...
A Rubber Dinghy
Dungeness, Kent.—At 2.57 on the afternoon of the 19th of July, 1952, the Lade coastguard telephoned that a rubber dinghy with two people on board was in distress off Lydd. The sea was rough, with a strong wind blowing. The life-boat Charles...
Liberty, Providence and Pride of Bridlington
Bridlington, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 22nd of October, 1952, the local fishing boats Liberty, Provi- dence and Pride of Bridlington were at sea in deteriorating weather. At 11.40 the life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest, on...
Fishing Boats (1)
Wick, Caithness-shire. — During the afternoon of the 25th January, 1939, two local fishing boats were caught at sea by a strong easterly breeze, with a rough sea. They were seen making for harbour and the motor life-boat City of Edinburgh...
A Sailing Dinghy (4)
Worthing, Sussex. At approximately 3.15 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, the coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy had capsized one mile off Lancing. At 3.25 the IRB launched in a strong gusting to near gale force south-westerly wind and rough...
A Yacht (8)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.8 p.m.
on 26th August, 1965, a yacht was reported to have capsized off Westcliffe swimming pool. At 2.9 the IRB launched in a gentle to moderate south-westerly breeze and rough sea. She came up...
Lowestoft: at 0625 on Tuesday August 14 1979 the Morning of the Fastnet Storm Lowestoft's 47Ft Watson Lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick Launched on Service to Escort the Dutch Yacht Lutjew
Lowestoft: At 0625 on Tuesday August 14, 1979, the morning of the Fastnet Storm, Lowestoft's 47ft Watson lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick launched on service to escort the Dutch yacht Lutjewald, in difficulties in rough seas and a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M.S. Sturdy
OCTOBER 30TH. - TOBERMORY, ISLE OF MULL. H.M.S. Sturdy, a patrol vessel, was reported to have gone ashore on the west side of Tiree. The life-boat searched in a very rough sea, with the wind at hurricane force, but she could find nothing,...
A Rowing Boat
REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.—At about 10 A.H., on the 25th June, a rowing boat, which had gone out early in the morning to gather mussels in the Tees, attempted to make for Redcar. Her crew of a man and two boys were in danger as the wind had...
The Gold Standard
Even on what could be considered a 'routine' service lifeboat crews can face hazardous conditions and often considerable risk. Imagine then the types of service which warrant special recognition, and consider the acts of bravery...
Category: Medals