LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Lancaster Bomber
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 12.20 in the afternoon of the 23rd of July, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a Lancaster bomber, which had a crew of eight, was in distress forty-six miles south-east of Kirkabister Lighthouse. At 3.19 the...
Kingston Turquoise and two Rafts
SURVIVORS ON RAFT Stromness, Orkneys. At 5 p.m. on 25th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that they had received a Mayday from the trawler Kingston Turquoise of Hull approximate position fourteen miles northnorth-...
Kayak
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 2.36 on the morning of the 7th of July, 1957, the Foreland coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen near Ventnor pier. He added that some local boats had gone out to a yacht and there appeared to be no...
Loyal Friend
Wick,Caithness-shire. At five o'clock on the morning of the 8th of March, 1961, the coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Loyal Friend was ashore on the Skerries. At 5.20, when the life-boat City of...
Ofelia
CREW OF SWEDISH VESSEL LANDED Stornoway, Hebrides. At 3.20 on the morning of the 30th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Swedish vessel was ashore on Fladdachuain Island three miles west of Trodday Island....
Contents
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI At the Sharp End Lifeboat services around the country Open House A photo report of the RNLI's biennial Headquarters Open Days Pig Farms, Cottages and Parrots Deputy Director Ray...
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APRIL 5TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX.
At 2.40 in the afternoon a message was received from Shoebury garrison that seven men, engaged on demolition work, were stranded on the boom defence a mile-and-ahalf out to sea and...
Proficient
DECEMBER 24TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
Five men of a salvage firm were at work on the motor fishing boat Proficient, of Lowestoft, which was under Admiralty control and which, a few days before, had gone ashore ahout 400...
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The S.S. Polaris
Shortly be- fore 10 A.M. on 9th January information was received through the Coastguard that a steamer was ashore on Sizewell Bank, about half a mile N.W. of the Sizewell Bank Buoy. She was found later to be the s.s. Polaris, of Stockholm,...