LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Boy's Own
DECEMBER 6TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning several fishing cobles had put out to sea, but shortly afterwards the weather began to get bad, and several of the boats on reaching the fishing grounds, turned back. By 1 P.M. a S...
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Padstow, Cornwall. At 1.25 early on the morning of 10th of January, 1958, the Trevose Head coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flashing lights had been seen nineteen miles north- east-by-nprth of Pentire Head. The no. 2 life-boat...
Svaerdfisken
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 10.18 on the morning of the 24th of November, 1954, the coastguard reported that the motor schooner Svaerdfisken, of Copen- hagen, was in distress seventy-five miles south-east-by-east of Bard Head and was drifting. At...
H.M. Submarine Undine
Penlee, Cornwall. At 10.15 on the morning of the 19th of May, 1960, a message was received that there was a sick German seaman on board H.M.
submarine Undine and that a request had been made for the life-boat to land him....
Annual Awards 1976
The Maud Smith Bequest for the bravest lifesaving act by a lifeboatman in 1976 has been made to Crew Member Glyn Roberts of Porthdinllaen for the rescue, last August, of two boys who were trapped on the cliffs. Glyn Roberts climbed almost...
Category: Awards
Triton
SEAMAN'S INJURIES St. Ives, Cornwall. At 12.20 a.m. on 2nd April, 1964, the honorary secretary was told by the radio medico service that the Belgian trawler Triton of Zeebrugge was proceeding towards St. Ives Bay with a badly injured...
Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: JUNE 1990 Mrs Dorothy Rowson, founder secretary of Wainfleet and District ladies guild from 1962 to 1970 when she held the office of treasurer/secretary until she was elected as president in...
Category: Obituaries
A time to celebrate!
Both crew gallantry and supporter dedication were celebrated at the RNLI’s Annual Presentation of Awards at London’s Barbican Centre on 27 May. Guest of Honour this year was HRH Prince Michael of...
Category: Articles
Clarinda
Hastings, Sussex.—At 8.34 on the morning of the llth of September, 1957, the Fairlight coastguard tele- phoned to sav a cabin cruiser was burning flares off Fairlight look-out.
At 9.2 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched....
Bonheur
YACHT'S BAD LUCK Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall. At 12.1 p.m. on iyth August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in Mullion cove in a strong south-south-westerly gale. The sea was very rough with a...