LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Spray
Selsey, Sussex.—At 9.20 in the morn- ing of the 13th of June, 1952, a life- boatman who had returned from fishing, reported a yacht aground north of Looe Channel. The sea was calm, the southerly breeze light, but there was a thick fog. The...
Margaret James
Flamborough, Yorkshire. At 4.17 on the afternoon of the 30th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing coble appeared to be broken down north-north-west of the coastguard look-out. The life-boat...
Jubilee
FISHING VESSEL ESCORTED Aberdeen. At 3.42 p.m. on i3th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel, close inshore off Belhelvie coastguard look-out, appeared to be broken down. As there was a strong...
The Aberdeen Fishing Boat Fortunatus
OCTOBER 20TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
The coastguard had under observation the Aberdeen fishing boat Fortunatus, as her engine had failed. AT 5.35 in the evening she made distress signals, and at 5.55 the motor...
400 Hours' Labour
A MODEL of the 51-feet Barnett Strom- ness motor life-boat George Shee, which is stationed at Torbay, has been made by Mr. Charles Young of Dartmouth, and his staff, and by Alderman F.
Scardifield, also of Dartmouth. It...
Category: Articles
The Government Barges L.C.M. 1144 and L.C.M. 1229
JANUARY 6TH. - CAISTER, NORFOLK.
At 1.5 in the afternoon, the Great Yarmouth coastguard reported two barges aground on Scroby Sands. A fresh westerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat Jose'...
Eagle
MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE. — The Life-boat Heywood was launched at midnight on the 1st June, in a heavy sea and a fresh E. wind, to the assistance of the schooner Eagle, of Portmadoc, which had stranded at Saltfleet. The boat was pulled out...
Launch:
Launch: The coxswain checks the depth of water before signalling for the retaining chains to be released.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Physical Peak
A team from Bristol University Officers Training Corps completed the Three Peaks Challenge last June raising over £300 for lifeboat coffers.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lucky Jim
Dover, Kent. At six o'clock on the evening of the 18th of January, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed that a motor boat was in difficulties outside the eastern arm of the harbour. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at 6.20 in a...