LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Three Fishing Cobles
On the 3rd November, the Scarborough life-boat put off three times and brought safely into port three fishing cobles and their *crews, consisting of 9 men, during a strong N.N.W. wind and a heavy sea. The cobles were re- turning from their...
Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the afternoon of the 2nd of January, 1951, the local fishing coble Premier, which had put out that morning, had not returned. As the weather was getting worse, anxiety was felt for her...
Remedy, of Whitstable
The Royal Wiltshire life-boat at Dover remained alongside the schooner Remedy, of Whitstable, which was in a dan- gerous position near the Admiralty Pier, until the vessel was got but of danger.
A Small Fishing Boat
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.—2nd November, 1937. A small fishing boat was overdue at Aignish, but got back without help.—Rewards, £9 19s. Sd..
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MAY 27TH. - HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.
Distress signals at sea had been reported but were found to be fireworks on land. - Rewards, £20 11s. 6d.
A Dinghy (1)
CHILLED SURVIVORS AFTER a white flashing light had been seen off Margate, Kent, at 12.54 a.m. on 4th October, 1971, the life-boat North Foreland was launched.
After travelling a mile and a half towards the flashing light...
A Rowing Boat
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 9 a.m. on 28th September, 1969, the coastguard reported that a rowing boat was in difficulties off the Links road. At 9.10 the life-boat Frederick Edward Crick slipped her moorings in a fresh south westerly wind with...
Widgeon
YACHTSMEN RESCUED AFTER SEARCH IN ROUGH SEA Wicklow. On the morning of the 23rd June, 1963, it was decided to make a search for the motor yacht Widgeon, which had been reported missing while bound for Wicklow from Howth with a crew of two,...
(Above) the Last of the Rnli's Pulling Lifeboats
(Above) The last of the RNLI's pulling lifeboats, Robert and Ellen Robson, goes afloat again at Whitby: During lifeboat day demonstrations the combined ages of her 12-man crew came to 742 years.. - View image in PDF
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Index to Advertisers
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