LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Steamer (1)
Seaham, Co. Durham.—20th January.
The life-boat was called out to a stranded steamer, to which she had given help some days earlier, but found that this time her help was not needed.
—Rewards, £9...
A Sailing Boat (4)
JUNE 1ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A sailing boat had capsized off Worthing, but the man on board was rescued by another boat.-Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
None (31)
MAY 19TH. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE. A Spitfire aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it had crashed on land. - Rewards, £10 2s. (See Llanerchymor, “Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats;” page 67)..
(Above) Early Days: An Raf Whirlwind Helicopter
(Above) Early days: an RAF Whirlwind helicopter lifting an 'injured survivor' strapped in a stretcher as part of an exercise with Pads tow's 48ft 6in Oakley lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Silver Line
WHITBY'S DANGEROUS BAR Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 5.30 in the morning of the 24th of March, 1947, seven fishing boats put to sea in moderate weather. By nine o'clock a strong northerly wind was blowing, the sea was rough, and the...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 25th July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a sailing dinghy had capsized three miles south-east of the boathouse.
The life-boat Watkin Williams...
The Screw Steamer Bebside
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE,—On the after- noon of the 15th March the Life-boat Hannah Somerstt, placed by the Institu-tion at this small town on the Yorkshire coast a few months ago, was successful in saving the lives of 15 persons from the wrecked...
Argo
On the evening of the 30th May the coastguard reported that a yacht was on, or just off, the West Rocks, apparently in difficulties. A strong E. by N. breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The yacht seemed unable to get away from the rock...
The RAF Seaplane 1231
On the morning of the 2nd November the coastguard tele- phoned that a seaplane was down on the sea, and apparently in difficulties, one mile east of North Foreland. A moderate N.W. breeze was blowing, but the sea was smooth. The motor...
A Fishing Boat
In the nick of time...
A small fishing boat had a narrow squeak on 11 August when she got into difficulties, driving her perilously close to rocks off Buckie. Scotland.
Luckily, when they received the call...