LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Norwegian Cargo Vessel Christian
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 8.55 on the evening of the 28th of March, 1961, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Preston pilot cutter that the Nor- wegian cargo vessel Christian was aground on...
The Kismet, of Preston
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. At 11.45 in the morning the life-boat coxswain, while on the pier at Lytham, saw a sailing yacht coming up the river with her mast and sail overboard. A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a...
Westo II
Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—At 8.18 on the evening of the 30th of July, 1956, the St. Just coastguard reported that a yacht had been sighted off the Long- ships circling but with her engines running. The life-boat Susan Ashley was launched at...
White Heather
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.17 early on the morning of the 6th of August, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the police had reported that shouts for help had been heard from a boat off the holiday camp south-west of the pier. At 2.22 the...
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SICK MAN TAKEN TO MAINLAND St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 11.40 on the morning of the 6th January, 1962, a local doctor asked the honorary secretary if the life-boat could take a man to Penzance for an emergency operation for acute...
Albert William
ST. ANNE'S.—Signals having been shown, and a three-masted vessel having been observed on the Horse Bank, during a strong gale of wind from the N.W. and a very heavy sea, the Nora, Royds Lifeboat was launched at 10.20 A.M. on the 26th...
Lifeboat Services
TIME OF THE ESSENCE AS TOW IS PASSED Eight saved from yacht dismasted and close to rocks in onshore gale The coxswain of Blyth lifeboat, Keith Barnard, has been awarded the RNLI's Thanks of the Institution on Vellum for saving the lives...
Category: Services
Royal Humane Society Award
DR. C. V. KAULA has been awarded a testimonial on vellum by the Royal Humane Society for his services in going to the help of the keeper of the St. Helen's Fort at Spithead, who was seriously ill. The Bembridge, Isle of Wight, life-boat...
Category: Awards
Nelly
Shortly after the Mark Lane Life-boat had brought the crew of the schooner Nancy ashore, the watchman reported that the St.
Nicholas Light vessel was firing distress signals, and about the same time a vessel was observed...
Fleurita
Holyhead, Anglesey. At 12.43 on the afternoon of the 28th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Fleurita of Chester had engine trouble and was drifting off Rocky Coast. At 12.52 the...