LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

NORTH DEAL—The coxswain of the Life-boat Mary Somerville was called, at about 1.30 A.M. on the 12th December, by the Coastguard, who informed him that guns and rockets were being fired by the Gull light-vessel. He at once summoned the crew,...

— The Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stephens was launched shortly before 4 A.M. on the 24th December to the assistance of the steamer Envermeu, of London, which stranded on the Goodwin Sands whilst bound to the Tyne in ballast. When the Life...

AIDED SURVEY SHIP Peel, Isle of Man. At 4.55 p.m. on 6th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the British survey ship Hamburg had sent out a distress call stating that she had run into a strong south-westerly gale...

In answer to signals fired from the North Float Lightship, the No. 2 Life-boat was launched at 11.45 on the 16th March, and proceeded to the Hasborough Sands, where she found the barque Scotia, of Sunderland, bound from Newcastle to Villa...

— On the afternoon of the 27th July a strong and squally N. wind suddenly got up, with a rough sea. A small sailing boat, with one man on board, was seen about two and a half miles S.E. of the Gimblet Rock, making very little headway...

Walmer, Kent. At 2.38 on the morning of the 7th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the South Goodwin lightvessel had reported a flashing light three miles east-north-east of her position. At 2.55 the life-boat...

At 6.15 p.m. on 3rd August, 1969, the assistant mechanic informed the honorary secretary that a small boat had broken down and was drifting towards the Binks about one mile east south east of Spurn lightvessel.

At 6.26 the...

Sheringham's long straight and exposed coastline can be seen stretching away to the east in the main photo on the left, with the boathouse and slipway for the station's Atlantic 75 visible on the foreshore - tucked under the cliffs... - View image in PDF