LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marbi
Two injured seamen THE COXSWAIN SUPERINTENDENT of Humber lifeboat station, Brian Bevan, was informed by Humber Coastguard at 2103 on Friday, October 1, 1976, that the Belgian trawler Marbi was heading for the Humber with two injured crewmen...
New Ways of Raising Money
Mr. George Mason of the Cross Keys Hotel, Llandudno, filled his bar counters with daffodils on St. David's Day and asked all those who took one to make a contribution in the life-boat collecting box.
* * * * The girls...
Category: Donations
Wild Rose
REDCAR.—The Life-boat Brothers was launched for exercise at 2.15 P.M. on the 23rd June, 1892, in a moderate gale from the N. by E. and a rough sea, and, while under sail, the coble Wild Rose, of Eedcar, was seen, about two miles to leeward,...
Various Vessels
Aberdeen.—During the very bad storms from 21st January to 1st February the motor life-boat was launched three times, the pulling and sailing lifeboat was launched once, and her crew assembled twice. The Institution's lifesaving apparatus...
Life-Boat Books and Articles
IN October, 1936, and 1937, supplements were published with The Life-boat giving particulars of books, and also articles in periodicals, which dealt with the life-boat service or in which the service was mentioned. All which could be traced...
Category: Articles
A Hulk
31st Janu- ary. A hulk without lights had broken away from her tug off Chapel St. Leonards, thirty-five miles from the life-boat station. It was believed that a man was on board. The sea was heavy, with a strong northerly wind and rain....
Fishing Boats (5)
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—During the afternoon of the 25th April, 1989, a strong N.E. wind was blowing, with a rough sea. Three fishing boats were out and at 5 P.M. the motor life-boat Ethel Day Cardwell was launched to their help. Two of the...
Tsulamaran
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 3.30 a.m.
on loth August, 1966, the catamaran Tsulamaran, with five men on board, was reported aground in Treadder bay. At 4 o'clock the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched in a...
Crystal River
Aberdeen - At 5.55 a.m. on i8th February, 1967, a red flare was reported on the north side of Girdleness lighthouse.
There was a light north westerly breeze with a moderate sea. It was one hour before high water. The...
Osprey
TOWED TO LOWESTOFT Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 11.30 a.m. on 24th August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a converted life-boat, Osprey, was burning red flares about one mile east-north-east of the lookout.