LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Colombo
WALMER.—At about 3.15 A.M. on the 28th June, it was reported that a ship was ashore on the Goodwin Sands. The Life-boat Centurion accordingly proceeded to the inner part of the South Sand Head, and found the ship Colombo, of Greenock, ashore...
Anstruther Life-Boat Returning to Harbour With Crew of Coaster
(See page 429). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 7th of January, 1961, the honorary secretary learnt that someone was critically ill on the island of Rhum. The life-boat E. M. M. Gordon Cubbin put out at 7.30 with a...
Estella
FOUR RESCUED FROM SAILING DINGHY Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 8.25 on the morning of Sunday the 25th August, 1963, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that the s.s. Baltic Sun had reported a small boat in difficulties near...
PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES (PFDs)
PROBLEM: A shocking 76% of fishermen who died between 2010 and 2013 weren’t wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid – it’s just not common practice on a lot of boats. In many cases, wearing a PFD could have saved the victim’s life.
Category: Articles
Sally
TOW FOR TUG AFTER ENGINE BREAKS DOWN Sennen Cove, Cornwall. At 9.35 on the morning of the 4th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tug Sally of Rochester, which had a crew of two and was bound for Swansea,...
Floral Clock In Lister Park, Bradford
Floral Clock In Lister Park Bradford This Clock Grown By Mr S Brook Contains 28400 Plants. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pandora
Newhaven, Sussex. At 12.50 on the afternoon of the 2nd of December, 1959, the fishing vessel Pandora of Newhaven, which had left for the fishing grounds at noon on the 1st of Decem- ber, had not returned, and the local fishermen were worried...
Lifeboat Quiz
1—Which is the most (a) northerly; (b) easterly; (c) southerly; and (d) westerly station of the RNLI ? 2— Which was the first sailing lifeboat ? 3—Which were (a) the steepest, and (b) the longest slipways for lifeboats ? 4—Where were the...
Category: Articles
A Yacht (8)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.8 p.m.
on 26th August, 1965, a yacht was reported to have capsized off Westcliffe swimming pool. At 2.9 the IRB launched in a gentle to moderate south-westerly breeze and rough sea. She came up...