LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 10.50 on the night of the 3rd of July, 1952, the Foreland coastguard reported a flare, and a few minutes later stated that a vessel to the south had made an S O S signal. The life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at...

MAN AND RAFT TAKEN ON BOARD Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 8.58 on the morning of the 24th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man on an inflated rubber raft was being blown out to sea.

A fresh...

Mrs Marion Pearce MBE, honorary secretary of St Ives ladies' guild from 1932 to 1968, chairman until 1983 and then president until her death. She was awarded a Gold badge in 1958, a Bar to the Gold badge in 1970 and became an honorary...

FlamborOUgh - Atlantic 75 Jason Logg It was a cool and windy morning at South Landing, Flamborough on 18 June 1994 for the naming ceremony and service of dedication of the new Atlantic 75 lifeboat Jason Logg - but fortunately the rain stayed...

TENBY, SOUTH "WALES. — The ketch Sarah Jane, of Bridgwater, was observed to be flying a signal of distress in Caldy Roads during a whole gale from the W.

at 2.30 P.M. on the 23rd January. The Life-boat Carolina...

THE GOODWINS SPARE A SHIP As described on page 126, the Goodwin Sands seldom spare vessels that run aground. But occasionally they are lucky. At 3.36 p.m. on 30th March, 1971, the Walmer honorary secretary picked up a message reporting that...

The following letter, extracts of which are published here, was received in September, 1968, from Raymond Baxter, formerly Director of Motoring Publicity, The British Motor Corporation Ltd., and well-known television com- mentator, enclosing...

FISHGUARD, SOUTH WALES.—While a strong W.N.W. gale was blowing, with sleet, squally weather and a heavy sea, on the 3rd March the Coastguard watchman reported a schooner about five or six miles out, bearing N.N.W. from the look-out house, in...