LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lapwing
Plymouth, Devon. At 1.10 on the afternoon of the 23rd of March, 1958, the Queen's harbour master informed the coxswain that the coaster Lapwing, of London, was drifting out of control with engine failure six to seven miles...
Allantide
FRENCH TRAWLER TOWED THROUGH HEAVY SEAS Gal way Bay. At 1.30 on the morning of the 17th April, 1963, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that a French trawler needed help ten miles south-west of North Aran light. The life-boat...
Stranraer: Representatives Oflnd Coope Alloa Brewery Company
Stranraer: Representatives oflnd Coope Alloa Brewery Company and the Co-operative Society in Scotland, Mr West, Mr McCulloch, Mr Young and Mr Thomson, were present at Stranraer boathouse on Saturday July 23 for the handing over of the new D... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Motor Boat
Three overboard FOLLOWING reports of three men overboard from a motor boat off Bangor Harbour, Belfast Coastguard alerted the honorary secretary of Bangor lifeboat station at 1849 on July 21, 1987 and the station's D class inflatable...
Pilot Me
LAUNCH TO MOTOR FISHING VESSEL IN GALE Whitby, Yorkshire. At 11.45 on the morning of the 31st May, 1962, the coxswain reported that because of the bad weather the whole of the local fishing fleet had returned early with the exception of the...
Cachalot (1)
Clacton-on'Sea, and Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and Margate, Kent.—Early on the morning of the 25th October the yacht Cachalot, of Burnham-on-Crouch, with one man on board, got intodifficulties near the Mid-Barrow...
Commander Lord Sempill, R.N.V.R.
COMMANDER LORD SEMPILL, R.N.V.R.
A Vice-President of the Institution since 1954 Lord Sempill, who died on 3oth December, 19563 had served on the Committee of Management from 1927 until he became Vice-President and had...
Category: Obituaries
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Shore, lifeboat and helicopter crews save anglerA huge wave threw an angler off rocks into the sea near Padstow, Cornwall. Luckily, two boys saw the incident and ran to get help and the Padstow lifeboat crew were soon paged. They jumped in...
Midley Belle (1)
Rising winds RYE AUXILIARY COASTGUARD requested the launch of Rye Harbour lifeboat at 1350 on Saturday October 3 following reports that the 24ft ketch Midley Belle was heading out to sea. It was a squally afternoon with moderate confused...
Bookshelf
Lifeboat station histories Holy Island Lifeboats by Brian Chandler published by the author at £3.50 For such a small island, only a few hundred yards off the coast of Northumberland, Holy Island has a packed and fascinating history -...
Category: Articles