LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—At half past ten in the morning of the 30th of January, 1948, the coastguard gave warning of an approaching gale. As several fishing boats were at sea the life-boat's coxswain stood by. At 11.30 he reported...
Santa Lucia
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 9th of August, 1952, the coastguards reported that a motor yacht was drifting out of control about five miles off Warden Point, one mile south of Red Sands Fort, and flying a flag from...
New Ways of Raising Money
RICHARD WAKELEY, aged 12, of Perm Cottage, Nore Road, Portishead, is probably the youngest editor of a nau- tical review to donate his sales profits to the Institution.
He writes, illustrates and distributes carbon copies...
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A Plastic Bath
At 1.28 p.m. on 14th August, 1969, the police informed the honorarysecretary that some young children were reported to be adrift in a small boat off Gailes shore. The life-boat Connel Elizabeth Cargill slipped her moorings at 1.35. It was...
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN l86 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 187 NEW DEPOT SUPERINTENDENT l88 SWIFTLY REPLACED AFTER DAMAGE 188 OBITUARY 189 FOCUS ON GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON IQI IRISH COXSWAIN'S BRAVERY 195 TRAWLER STRIKES CLIFF FACE 196 RESCUE...
Category: Articles
A Canoe
CANOE HAD OVERTURNED At 10.15 a.m. on 3ist August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a passing ship had reported an overturned canoe. There was a choppy sea with a gentle easterly breeze. It was one hour before low...
Marea
Sennen Cove, Cornwall. At 8.55 a.m. on 25th July, 1965, the St. Just coastguard reported a motor yacht drifting about one mile to the north of Cape Cornwall. She was in no immediate danger, but at 9.35 the coastguard saw that she had hoisted...
A Dinghy (5)
At 5.14 p.m. on 20th July, 1967, a message was received that a dinghy which appeared to have broken down was under observation about three miles off shore.
On the receipt of further information at 5.33 it was decided to...
Varley Dry Accumulators Limited
The battery that's fitted to the Atlantic The Atlantic 21 was designed for the RNLI to withstand the arduous conditions involved in high speed search and rescue operations.
This special boat needs a very special battery...
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Glen Rinnes
On fire THE FISHING VESSEL Glen RilUU'S Of Buckie, on fire off Burghead with a crew of three aboard, was reported to the honorary secretary of Buckie lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 2000 on Thursday April 13.
A...