LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tapestry
A scenic tapestry by members of the Flamborough Women's Institute depicting the work of the local life-boat has been entered in the final of a nation-wide competition based on Conservation Year. Members worked on the tapestry for six...
Category: Articles
A Seahawk Aircraft (2)
Buckle, Whitehills, Banffshire; and Cromarty, Cromartyshire. —• At one o'clock on the morning of the 5th of September, 1956, the Peterhead coastguard telephoned that a Sea- hawk aircraft wras missing on a flight from Lossiemouth. The...
French Life-Boat on Service
This photograph of the life-boat stationed at 1'Ile de Sein appeared in the March issue of the review " Realites " following an article on the boat by M Raymond Levard and is reproduced by kind permission of the Societe... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Alert
MOTOR LAUNCH SPOTTED BY AIRCRAFT Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 8.35 on the evening of the 25th May, 1962, the life-boat E.M.M. Gordon Cubbin left her moorings in a strong northerly wind and a rough sea to search for the small motor launch...
Joanna
YACHT ESCORTED IN ROUGH SEA Selsey, Sussex. At 10,37 on the morning of the 21st July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht, later identified as the Joanna of Shoreham, was in difficulties two to three miles...
A Speed Boat (1)
FOUR YOUTHS GET ASHORE UNAIDED Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At twenty minutes past two on the afternoon of Sunday the 22nd September, 1963, the coastguard telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a 22-foot sptiedboat with four youths on...
Maria F., of Hamburg
Bridlington, Yorkshire - On 4th-5th February, 1968, the life-boat William Henry and Mary King was launched to the assistance of the motor vessel Maria F of Hamburg. A full account of this service will appear in the September issue of THE...
Witte-Zee
SINKING DUTCH TUG After the earlier service to the motor vessel Brother George on 23rd February, a decision was made to stand by the vessel while attempts were made to refloat her on the flood tide. There was a strong southerly breeze with a...
Rolfe
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 2.30 p.m. on 3rd March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a young man on board the German motor vessel Rolfe one mile and three quarters north of Moelfre was believed to be suffering from...
Ranger of Essex
Weymouth, Dorset - On 24th January, 1967, the life-boat Frank Spiller Locke saved the catamaran Ranger of Essex and rescued her crew of two. A full account of this service, for which a special award has been made to the coxswain and crew,...