LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Chanticleer
The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 8.12 p.m. on 9th September, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties off the Blackhead, Lizard.
The honorary secretary suggested that...
Bierum
Hoylake, Cheshire, and Rhyl, Flintshire - At 9.25 p.m. on 8th April, 1966, the shipping agent to the m.v. Bierum informed the Rhyl honorary secretary that the vessel had gone aground a quarter of a mile east of Point of Air...
High Seas
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
St Bees - North Division St Bees lifeboat station is just to the south of St Bees South Head, and faces to the west, towards the Isle of Man.
The shallow...
Category: Articles
Pottering for Cash
Pottering for cash The Potteries Marathon, the second largest marathon in Great Britain, is attended by entrants from all over the British Isles and abroad. Mr Adrian Lucyk, a regular runner dedicated his run on 1 June 1996 to the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Temperance, of Belfast
On the 4th January, at day- light, signals of distress were observed from three vessels ashore in Abergele Bay, North Wales. The life-boat proceeded as soon as possible to the spot and rescued the crew of 4 men from the schooner Temperance...
Strathalford
APRIL 3 0 T H . - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 12.10 A.M. information was received that a vessel was in distress on the North side of Wick Bay. A fresh S.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor life-boat City of...
Odd Man Out:
Odd man out: the new 20ft Boston Whaler Outrage, recently stationed at Poole and replacing a 17ft Dell Quay Dory. She is the only boat of this type in the RNLI fleet; she has a crew of three, a maximum speed of 30 knots and an endurance at... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Plans for RNLI lifeboat station at Portishead
Portishead Lifeboat Trust has requested that the RNLI takes on the running of the independent Portishead and Bristol lifeboat.
Our Trustees have agreed, in principle, to pursue the adoption of the Somerset station, but...
Category: Articles
Dorothy George
ANCHOR DRAGGING Aith, Shetlands. At 12.30 p.m. on ipth February, 1965, the honorary secretary received information from North Muckle Roe that a motor fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties in a dangerous position west of Lothian Ness,...
Girl Norma
DF bearing OBAN COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Islay lifeboat station at 0216 on Wednesday February 16 that the fishing vessel Girl Norma had broken down to the west of Jura.
The night was dark and...