LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pansy
Stronsay, Orkneys - At 7.55 p.m.
on 6th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor fishing boat was ashore on Lashy Skerry, Calf of Eday. The life-boat The John Gellatly Hyndman slipped her...
None (1)
Tramore, Co. Waterford. At 4.25 p.m. on 9th October, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by the police that cries for help had been heard coming from the sea half a mile east of the station.
At 4.30 the IRB launched on a...
A Rowing Boat
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 11.55 a.m. on 2Oth March, 1966, a small rowing boat with two people on board was reported in difficulties with a broken oar one mile east of Tynemouth. At 11.59 the IRB launched in a fresh gusting to strong...
Happy Days
SEPTEMBER 8TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 7.30 P.M. the coastguard reported a motor boat flying a distress signal, and the motor life-boat Michael Stephens was launched at 7.55 P.M. The position given was one and a half miles...
A Dinghy
MAY 9TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A dinghy attached to a naval motor launch was seen by the life-boat coxswain to capsize off Fishcombe Point, throwing her crew of two into the water. A light south-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was...
Ready to lead
Filey Crew Member Fran Wilkins (pictured) showed a cool head at sea during her coxswain’s assessment in October when she was diverted to some walkers cut off by the tide. With Fran in charge, and two RNLI inspectors aboard, the crew found...
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Houtman
MARCH 2ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON. At 4.30 A.M. information was received from the King’s Harbour Master that signals of distress were being shewn in Jennycliffe Bay, and the motor life-boat Robert and Marcella Beck was launched at 5.10 A.M. A...
The S.S. Roxby
Nov. 19TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 10.35 A.M. a message was received from the Deal coastguard that signals for a doctor had been made by the S.S. Roxby, of West Hartlepool, anchored in the Downs. A strong W.N.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate...
An Aeroplane (34)
MARCH 12TH. - GALWAY BAY. A British aeroplane had crashed in Galway Bay, and the five members of her crew had baled out.
Two of them were found, but the others seemed to have been blown far out to sea, and the motor...
Evelyn and Margaret , Hilda, and Premier
Nov. 3RD. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
Three local fishing cobles were at sea. The wind was light from the S.E., but the sea was very rough. At 12.20 P.M. the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched and found the coble...