LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Zyn Marie
HELP FROM FARMER Campbcltown, Argyllshire. At 1.9 p.m. on 6th July, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Sanda Island lightkeeper had reported the grounding of a cabin cruiser on Paterson's reef. There was a...
Gava
On the 20th October the steam trawler Gava, of Fleetwood, returning from the fishing grounds, struck a submerged rock while entering Castlebay harbour, and remained fast. A strong westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. Her signals...
An R.A.F. Launch
JANUARY 16TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
At 1.50 P.M. a message was received from the Stepper Point coastguard that a large R.A.F. launch, which had arrived under Pentire Head, needed help. A fresh N.N.E. breeze was blowing with...
Thomas and Edwin
BROADSTAIRS.—Messages by telephone were received on the morning of the 4th August, intimating that the services of the Life-boat were required. A whole gale was then blowing from N.W., there was a heavy sea and rain was falling at intervals....
Rosa
The steam trawler Bosa, of Montrose, in attempt- ing to cross the bar at low water, on the morning of the 4th August, was struck by a heavy sea, and having taken a sheer, stranded on the Annat Bank. There was a very heavy cross sea at the...
Bookshelf
Dial 999 - Emergency Services in Action by John Creighton ISBN 1-85058-297-1 published by Sigma Leisure at £9.95 John Creighton has spent some time as an operational firefighter and in the maritime rescue services, so is well qualified...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
South East Division Off Selsey Bill A YACHT AGROUND in the Looe Channel and needing help was reported by Solent Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Selsey lifeboat station at 1910 on Friday September 9, 1983. Maroons were fired and at...
Category: Services
Antoinette
PORT ISAAC and PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
—Oa the morning of the 2ad January a barque, which proved to be the Antoinette, of St. John, New Brunswick, bound from Newport for Santos with coals, was observed about eight miles distant...
New Ways of Raising Money
The proprietor of Highfields Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, recently received a substantial contribution in his life-boat collecting-box from a German visitor.
The German explained that he had been a U-boat commander in the last...
Category: Donations
Surf's up!
With enormous surf breaking violently around them, how could two hypothermic men possibly escape their rocky prison?
Whipsiderry Bay is one of Cornwall’s ‘hidden gems’ that sees surfers catching waves all year round. So it...
Category: Articles