LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Vessel
At 3.30 A.M., on the 5th October, during a strong north- westerly gale and a very heavy sea, the Coastguardobservedavessel ashore about half a mile to the north of Palling. He reported the matter to the Coxswain, who at once summoned the...
A Small Fishing Boat
On the evening of the 4th January a S.W. gale was blowing with a heavy sea and rain, and as a small fishing boat, with one man on board, had not returned, it was thought advisable to send a life-boat out to search. The No. 1 motor life-boat,...
Dream
The Lizard, Cornwall. At 10.30 on the morning of the 9th of July, 1959, the honorary secretary was informed that a motor yacht appeared to be in difficul- ties off Mullion Cove, and he tried without success to obtain the services of a local...
Secret
Walmer, Kent. At 2.35 on the after- noon of the 21st of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the crew of the motor boat Secret of Deal were making a signal by waving an oar and a flag a mile off Deal pier. At...
Amanda Jane
Barry Dock, Glamorgan. At 5.2 on the afternoon of the 6th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a small yacht Amanda Jane of Cardiff was making distress signals off Sully hospital a little to the east of Barry. A...
Burry Port
This is what to do with your lifeboat after she has come out of service for the winter: push her for 12 miles along the road between Burry Port, Dyfed, and Loughor, pass a few pubs on the way and with the sponsorship collected in each pub... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Scarborough August 1 1987:
SCARBOROUGH, August 1, 1987: the 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Amelia arrives back at Scarborough with the 38ft yacht Tin Fish which she had towed 24 miles after the vessel's engines had failed. A force 5/6 north-westerly wind at the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Helicopter
Helicopter crash A MAYDAY distress call from the cockle boat Vallan reporting seeing a helicopter crash on Gat Sand, in the Wash, was intercepted by Yarmouth Coastguard at 1424 on Sunday June 26. A helicopter from RAF Coltishall just...
Sea Bird
At 6.45 P.M.
on the 18th August information was received by telegram from the Light- keeper at Point of Ayr Light-house to the effect that a small yacht was in difficulties close by, flying signals of distress. The...
Godetia
Wick, Caithness-shire.—At five o'clock in the afternoon, on the 4th of Novem- ber, 1949, the coastguard reported a flare three miles north-north-east of Wick. Half an hour later the life-boat City of Edinburgh was launched in a rough sea...