LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
National Life-Boat Museum
The R.N.L.I's charter does not make provision for the preservation of old lifeboats and equipment, and the National Lifeboat Museum Bristol was therefore established as an independent registered charity for this...
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The Freighter Dovrefjell, of Oslo (1)
Longhope, Orkneys, and Wick, Caith- ness-shire.—At 4.22 on the morning of the 3rd of February, 1956, the freighter Dovrefjell, of Oslo, a converted tanker, wirelessed that she had gone aground in the Pentland Skerries but was in no immediate...
Shoreline and Storm Force
Membership survey LAST YEAR questionnaires were sent to 2,000 Shoreline members in a survey which aimed to find out more about membership to help future recruiting.
Over 1,000 completed forms were returned and analysed by...
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Adex Rumaton
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Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—6th June, 1939. Smoke which appeared to come from a burning boat had been reported but nothing could be found. The honorary secretary, Captain C. T.
Keigwin, R.N.R., also put out in a speed-boat...
A Greek Steamer
Dover, Kent.—4th November, 1939.
A Greek steamer was reported to be in distress through enemy action and the life-boat put out with a naval officer on board. She was recalled, however, when she had entered the danger...
A Trawler (2)
FEBRUARY 26TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. An unknown trawler had been reported apparently in difficulties S.E. of Cape1 Island, but nothing could be found.
The life-boat crew were called from the Lenten...
An Aeroplane (96)
JUNE 21ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A British fighter aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was rescued by a barge.
In addition to the two life-boats the motor boarding boat from...
General Caulfield
COURTMACSHERRY, Co. CORK.—On the 12th January, at about 11 A.M., information was received that a large barque was embayed. On arriving at the Harbour point she grounded on the bar in about 18 feet of water. The wind was blowing from S.W. at...
Florence Mary
A fishing-dandy was seen, daring a break in a thick fog at 10 A.M. on the 16th June, stranded on the North Scroby Sand. A strong breeze was blowing at the time from the 8., and there was a rough sea. The No. 2 Life-boat Godsend proceeded to...