LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sir James
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 2.36 on the morning of the 13th of December, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that the coaster Sir James, of London, which had a crew of five, was sheltering in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, but was dragging her...
The S.S. Ardfern
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. — On the 30th of July, 1949, the life-boat Lloyd's was on passage from Sandbank, Argyllshire, to her station, after survey.
At 1.50 in the afternoon she saw signals of distress about...
Rongorge
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 8.30 on the evening of the 20th of July, 1953, it was reported that the yacht Rongorge, which had anchored off Gallows Point with a crew of four, was dragging, and at 8.45 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts...
Clan Maclver
SICK MAN At 1.30 p.m. on nth March, 1966, the coxswain received a telephone call from a doctor that the life-boat Solomon Browne was needed to bring a sick man off the motor vessel Clan Maclver. At 3.30 the life-boat was launched in a strong...
Mattias
Two incidents on opposite sides of the English Channel during January resulted in seven seamen being landed from leaking commercial vessels.
Safely ashore - one. The four crew from the coaster Manias are pictured (right)...
Gay Buccaneer
OVERDUE Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.47 a.m. on 26th August, 1965, the 28-foot fishing cruiser Gay Buccaneer was reported overdue on a passage from Southend to Wallasey Bay. Further inquiries were made and as there was no trace of the Gay...
Ocean Sunbeam
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—About 10.48 in the morning of the 27th of November, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a drifter was on the Newcombe Sandbank about a quarter of a mile to the east; and at 10.50 the life-boat Michael Stephens left her...
CUT OFF BY TIDE: 34 TEENS
4 CUT OFF BY TIDE: 34 TEENS
DOVER/WALMER | 16 JUNE
In a widely publicised rescue, lifeboat crews from Dover and Walmer helped save 34 teenagers and two adults, stranded at the bottom of the cliffs. The group were on a...
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Stora Korsnas Link I (1)
18 saved from burning vessel on lee shore Whitby's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield launched to the aid of large Swedish motor vessel Stora Korsnas Link I on fire with 18 aboard in a northerly Gale on 5 November...
Salopia
NINE TEENAGERS RESCUED Ramsgate, Kent. At 8.47 p.m. on Thursday the 5th September, 1963, the coxswain received a report from the east pier watchman, that a yacht was in difficulties about two miles south of the pier. The life-boat Michael...