LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Saving Stations of the World
IT is hoped to publish in the next issue of The Li/eboat an article on a " List of Life-saving Stations of the World, with their Equipment and Geographical Positions," issued by the International Hydrographic Bureau at Monaco, in...
Category: Articles
Fishing Cobles (6)
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—The Life-boat Jonathan Stott was launched at 10 A.M.
on the 29th April, and stood by the cobles which were returning home, having been overtaken while out fishing by a rough sea and a thick...
Tynemouth's New Severn Class Lifeboat Spirit of Northumberland
Tynemouth's new Severn class lifeboat Spirit of Northumberland was named by HRH The Duke of Kent at the Royal Quays Marina, North Shields, in May this year.
The lifeboat was funded by the Tynemouth Lifeboat Appeal and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Jose Ramon
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 9.15 on the evening of the 29th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from Seven Stones lightvessel that the trawler Jose Ramon of San Sebastian was...
Visitor
WHITBY.—A telegram was received at about 10.30 A.M. on the 19th January stating that a ship had sunk about sixmiles southward of this port, and that the crew had been compelled to take to their boat and come to an anchor. A message was sent...
Guiding Star
The Life- boat Mary Isabella was launched at about 8.45 P.M. on the 28th January, in a moderate N.E. gale, in response to distress signals from a schooner about two and a half miles off the harbour.
She was riding at single...
Mousme
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 12.23 early on the morning of the llth of July, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Beachy Head lighthouse that redflares had been seen three miles south- west of the...
The Belgian Motor Yacht Cap Lizard
Ramsgate, Kent. At 10.14 on the morning of the 24th of May, 1958, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground on the Brake Sands and bumping badly.
At 10.23 the life-boat Michael and Lily...
Lulu
YACHT IN HEAVY WEATHER OFF NEEDLES Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 6.46 a.m.
on Monday the 26th August, 1963, the Needles coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht approximately one mile west of the Brook look-out...
Rafla
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 10.15 on the night of the 21st of October, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen a mile and a half north-east of the Sizewell coast- guard look-out. At 10.40 the life-boat The...