LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hastings
HASTINGS, SUSSEX On the 31st March, 1943, the Hastings Life-boat rescued seven of the crew of H.M. Trawler Caulonia.
COXSWAIN JOHN E. MUGGRIDGE was awarded the bronze medal.
MOTOR MECHANIC WILLIAM R....
Category: Medals
A Year of Peace
In the twelve months from the end of the war in Europe on May 8th.
1945, life-boats rescued 677 lives. That is an average of 5 lives a month and is only 50 lives less than were rescued during the last twelve months of the...
Category: Articles
Services by Lifeboats
Services by the Life-boats of the Institution, by Shore-boats and by Auxiliary Rescue boats during 1945 During the year life-boats were launched 497 times. Of these launches 118 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by...
Category: Services
Pillaging Will Be Delayed Slightly
It is not often that a lifeboat tows a Viking longship, but it does happen! Moelfre's Tyne class lifeboat Robert and Violet is pictured doing just this on 15 July 1990 after receiving a call from the replica Longship Dyflin, based in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Taygrove
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. — At 7.50 on the morning of the 31st of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht appeared to need help one and a half miles north-east-by- east of Peterhead, and five minutes later stated that she...
Motor Fishing Vessel No. 799
PROPELLER LOST Walmer, Kent—During the afternoon of the 19th of January, 1948, a motor fishing vessel was drifting in the Downs, and a passing steamer signalled for help for her. At 3.40 the motor life- boat Charles Dibdin—Civil Service No....
Noamh Seunan
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.— During the afternoon of the 28th of February, 1948, a fishing boat was re- ported flying distress signals four and a half miles to the westward, and the motor life-boat Annie Blanche Smith was launched at...
Christmas Morn
Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 12.55 p.m. on 28th July, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties two miles north east of Scarfskerry.
The life-boat Pentland (Civil Service No. 31)...
Two Fishing Vessels (1)
DANGEROUS SWELL North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 11.38 a.m. on 24th February, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two fishing vessels were trying to enter harbour when there was a heavy and dangerous...
Zulu Warrior
Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 1.56 p.m. on 26th June, 1965, the coastguard reported that the trawler Zulu Warrior of Castleton had broken down 7 miles eastby- west of Donaghadee. There was a strong westerly breeze and a moderate sea. The...