LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Fishing Boat
On the llth January the motor fishing boat Lee Bay, of Ilfracombe, was in a dan- gerous position under the cliffs in a gale, with a very heavy sea, and the motor life-boat rescued the crew of three.—Rewards, bronze medal, thanks of the...
A Fishing Boat
Stornoway, Island of Lewis. •—• 15th January, 1938. A fishing boat was overdue, but the two men on board, the 'life-boat coxswain and his son, unable to get back owing to trouble with their engine, had anchored their boat in a sheltered...
A Fishing Vessel Elate
At 2.10 P.M. on the 17th July, during a moderate N.W. gale with a heavy ground swell, a fishing vessel named the Elate, belonging to Port St. Mary, was trying to make the inner harbour, and in so doing fouled the breakwater with her jibboom....
A Vessel (14)
APRIL 3RD. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A vessel had been reported to be on fire six miles N.N.E. of the Longstone Lighthouse, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
A Cabin Cruiser
Broughry Ferry, Angus.—At 3.47 on the morning of the 30th of June, 1957, the Dundee police telephoned that a cabin cruiser was drifting up the River Tay towards the Tay bridge and was in danger of colliding with the stone piers of the Tay...
A Ski-Boat
Lyme Regis Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat returning from service on July 24, 1983, at the start of Lyme's Lifeboat Week. Manned by Helmsman John Hodder and Crew Members Robert Irish, Colin Jones and Brian Miller, she had launched...
A time to celebrate!
Both crew gallantry and supporter dedication were celebrated at the RNLI’s Annual Presentation of Awards at London’s Barbican Centre on 27 May. Guest of Honour this year was HRH Prince Michael of...
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A LIFESAVING PARTNERSHIP
Like the RNLI, Haven is at the heart of coastal communities. Last spring we began a 3-year partnership to make our coasts safer and help people create happy memories by the sea
Haven runs 40 award-winning holiday parks...
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A Naval Aeroplane
- Selsey, and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 1.13 A.M. on the 20th October, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard, that the Bognor police had reported a naval aeroplane down in the sea off Bognor. A northerly breeze was blowing. The...
A Rowing Boat
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.50 in the early morning on the 26th of Feb- ruary, 1950, the coastguard at Southend Pier Head reported that a man and his two boys, who had left Sheerness during the afternoon in a rowing boat to go to Dead...