LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Madam Moon
Exmouth, Devon. At 7.55 on the even- ing of the 31 st of March, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen south of Orcombe Point. At 8.20 the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan put...
Cramarye
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 5.51 on the evening of the 3rd August, 1961, the mechanic informed the coastguard that a yacht had dragged her anchors and drifted down on to the pier. The yacht had five men on board. At 6.30 the life-boat Sir...
The Sailing Boat Chums
OCTOBER 27TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 12.45 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a sailing boat was drifting towards the sands. She appeared to be in difficulties. A westerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was...
Phoenix 121
AUGUST 31ST. - DUNGENESS, KENT. At 5.55 in the evening the Sandgate coastguard telephoned that the naval and military authorities requested the services of the lifeboat to take out a relief crew and provisions to one of the caissons of...
Mr G Jarvis of Goring-By-Sea
Mr G. Jarvis of Goring-by-Sea went with his wife to look for the Grace Darling oak. He sent this photograph saying, 'the tree is near the embankment, by the new Peace Pagoda'.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gazelle
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. — At 1.10 on the afternoon of the 2nd of June, 1957, the piermaster telephoned to say that a motor cruiser was in a very dangerous position off the end of Brean Down and needed help. The life-boat Frank and...
Aarla
A NINE HOURS' SEARCH Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—A few minutes after five in the morning of the 17th of June, 1947, information was received through Portpatrick Radio Station and the coastguard, from a vessel, eight and a half...
Gannet
NEWBURGH, ABERDEENSHIBE.—Signals of distress having been seen from a vessel stranded on the North Sands during a moderate S.W. wind and a choppy sea, on the 27th January, the crew of the Lifeboat 'Alexander Charles and William Aird were...
Cover Picture
Mudeford's 17ft 6in twin-engined C class lifeboat leaps off a wave while on exercise. The photograph demonstrates why it is so important to befit to man this type of lifeboat. The age limit for crews of RNLI inflatables is 45. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ansgar
Shortly before midnight on the 13-14th February a messenger reported that a vessel was ashore opposite Ardross Castle, half a mile east of Elie. It was blowing a S.S.W. gale with a heavy sea running.
The crew of the...