LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Irene
The Motor Life- boat George Shee was launched at 4.45 A.M. on the 26th November, as a telephone message had been received from the Coastguard that a fishing boat, about two miles south of Combe Point, was burning flares. A strong W. breeze...
1948
On top of the cabin are a whip aerial for the wireless and a loud hailer. Stationed at St. Helier, Jersey. - View image in PDF
Cost, £20,000.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Broadcast from Walmer to America
IN July, 1948, Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer, recorded a talk for the National Broadcasting System of Ke y York, to be broadcast in America.
"Hullo, America! "This is Freddy Upton, coxswain of the Walmer...
Category: Articles
Detlef Mittman
INJURED MAN At 6.15 p.m. on I2th August, 1965, the coxswain was notified that the Port Medical Officer wished to board a German tanker which had an injured man on board. The tanker was due off the harbour at 8 p.m. As it was low water it was...
A Dinghy (1)
Porthdinllaen,Caernar vonshire. At 4.33 p.m. on 5th August, 1965, the honorary secretary heard that a small boat had been reported in difficulties in a south-westerly gale and a rough sea, about one mile north-east of Trevor. The tide was...
Alert
BROKEN ANCHOR CHAIN Girvan, Ayrshire. At 10 p.m. on 28th August, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by a neighbour that a boat was showing distress signals to the north of Girvan.
The life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis...
London Harmony
Penlee, Cornwall. At 1.20 a.m. on 28th September, 1965, the coastguard reported that the tanker London Harmony, due in Mount's Bay about 9 o'clock, wished to land a sick man. There was a gentle north-easterly breeze with a smooth sea...
None (2)
Stronsay, Orkneys. At 10.45 P-m- °n 22nd December, 1965, a doctor on Eday Island told the honorary secretary that a three-year-old boy had been run over by a motor vehicle and had sustained a broken leg and head injuries, and had since...
Green Pastures
Blyth, Northumberland.—At 12.1 on the afternoon of the 27th of October, 1952, the coastguard telephoned to say a message had been received from New- biggin that the Newbiggin life-boat was unable to launch and escort in a fishing coble. The...
None (4)
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 10.15 on the night of the 18th of December, 1952, the Southend coastguard tele- phoned that a white rocket had been fired from Sanda Island. It was pre- sumed that medical help was needed, and at 11.7 the...