LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Moss Rose (1)
COBLE ESCORTED At 9.30 a.m. on 29th October, 1965, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a coble which was five miles away might be in need of assistance as weather conditions were deteriorating. The lifeboat Friendly Forester...
A Boat (1)
Barrow, Lancashire.—2nd October, 1938. A boat was in difficulties, but she got to the shore before help could reach her.—Rewards, £17 2s. 6d..
Pilgrims' Progress
Remember the story of Martyn King and Alison Shaw from the Summer 2000 issue? The pair had started their two year, 7,000 mile journey along the coast of Britain, stopping at 185 lifeboat stations along the way. On 11 May 2000, they were... - View image in PDF
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Polly Cook
Kirkcudbright. At three o'clock on the morning of the 4th of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a woman had telephoned expressing alarm at the continued absence of her husband, who had left the previous...
Frem
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 9th of February, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had anchored off Humanby Gap. As the weather got worse her position became dangerous, and at 9.54 the life- boat The...
Success
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 10.5 in the morning of the 7th of April, 1949, the Walton-on-the-Naze coastguard re- ported a vessel flying signals of distress one mile north-north-east of the coast- guard station. At 10.24 the life-boat E.M.E...
Konatsu
At 12.45 P.M. on the 26th November, during a W.S.W. gale, a small vessel was se«n apparently in need of assistance, and as it was feared that she would be wrecked on the beach, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched to her...
A Boat (3)
NOVEMBER 10TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
Just before seven in the evening a message was received from the representative of a salvage company which was engaged in breaking up the wreck of the S.S. Marie Chandris, off Amsterdam...
Ethel
Guns having been fired by the Gull lightvegBel, the Life-boat Bradford, and steamtug Vulcan, proceeded out at 11.30 P.M.
on the 8th February, in a high sea, with a strong W.N.W. wind. They proceeded to the N.W. spit of the...
Irian, of Girvan
SEPTEMBER 10TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.
At 6.15 in the evening the coastguard reported a sailing yacht approaching from the north. The River Girvan was very full of water, which was pouring through the harbour, and he thought...