LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Basil George
MAY 5TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 3.20 in the afternoon the naval control reported the naval boat B a s i l George, with two men on board, ashore half a mile east of the pier, and asked that the life-boat should be launched. A very...
Scotia
LYDD, KENT.—The David Hulett Lifeboat was launched at 9 P.M. on the 3rd November, signals of distress having been shown by the barquentine Scotia, of Ayr, bound from Aruba for London, withphosphate rock, which had stranded off No. 1 Battery,...
Four Brothers
At 8.30 A.M.
on the 29th January it was reported to the Coxswain that a vessel was flying signals of distress about four miles N. W.
of Bull Bay. The Life-boat James Gullen was launched in a very heavy sea...
Young Robert
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 12th of September, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was flying distress signals south- east of Bass Rock. Five minutes later the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan...
A Fishing Coble
CREW TAKEN OFF FISHING COBLE Seaham, Co. Durham. At 8.11 on the morning of the 20th April, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain that red flares had been seen two and a half miles north of Seaham. The life-boat George Elmy was launched...
Sabine, of Onway
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 8.50 a.m.
on 1st November, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties in Conway Bay. The lifeboat Field Marshal and Mrs Smuts was launched at...
Avail
Arbroath, Angus - At 10.56 p.m.
on 6th February, 1967, red flares werereported to have been seen about five miles south of Arbroath. The life-boat The Duke of Montrose was launched at 11.6 in a calm sea. It was an hour...
A Dinghy (2)
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - At 1.35 p.m. on 9th April. 1967, the British Rail steamer Faringford informed the honorary secretary that a small dismasted sailing boat was drifting rapidly towards Hurst. The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe...
Mary Robinson and Eventide
Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 2.55 p.m. on I3th January, 1965, the honorary secretary told the coxswain to launch the life-boat and escort two cobles Mary Robinson and Eventide to safety as there was fear for their general well being owing...
A New Atlantic 21 Lifeboat
A new Atlantic 21 lifeboat was handed over at Queensferry, Firth of Forth, on August 29, 1981. The gift of Major Basil R. F. Mac Nay in memory of his mother, Mrs Constance MacNay, she was received on behalf of the RNLI by Mr W. F. G. Lord,... - View image in PDF
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