LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 6.40 on the evening of the 19th of May, 1955, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned that a small motor boat had broken down four miles east of Onchan Head. A quarter of an hour later the life-boat Millie Walton was...

Torbay, Devon.—At 6.24 on the even- ing of the 24th of September, 1955, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor boat had burnt a smoke flare half a mile north-east of Berry Head.

At 6.40 the life-boat George Shee put...

TOWING A FISHING BOAT Dungeness, Kent—At 9.30 in the morn- ing of the 8th of March, 1947, while returning from the fishing ground the life-boat's coxswain saw a fishing boat apparently in difficulties about two miles south-west from...

Whitby, Yorkshire. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 22nd of Novem- ber, 1957, the crew of the fishing boat Faith Star reported on their return from fishing that the sea was breaking on the bar and that conditions were becoming...

Humber, Yorkshire. At 4.30 p.m. on 18th October, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that the French trawler St. Joachim was proceeding to Spurn with an injured man on board. The help of the life-boat was asked for to...

Exmouth, Devon. At 2.25 on the morning of the 25th of August, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a yacht was ashore on Maer Rocks. The life-boat Maria Noble was launched at 2.55 in a heavy groundswell. There was a...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.45 on the morning of the 7th of September, 1958, the coxswain was told by his brother that the fishing boat John Patrick was missing from her moorings.

The boat could be seen circling west of...

The difficulties of launching and recovering a lifeboat from an open beach are well illustrated by the photograph, taken while the lifeboat was on this service. - View image in PDF