LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mafalda
Appledore, Devon.—At 5.15 in the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1948, the Westward Ho coastguard telephoned that a yacht appeared to be in diffi- culties eight miles north-east of Hart- land Point, and at 5.35 the motor life- boat The...
Olga
Workington, Cumberland.—At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 25th of March, 1956, there was a telephone call reporting that a boat off Parton was in distress and that one of her crew was waving a white flag. At 3.15 the life-boat...
Prosperity
At 3 P.M.
on the 18th February a Life-boatman observed a vessel about three and a half miles out in a dismantled condition.
There was a moderate westerly breeze blowing and the sea was heavy. The Life-boat...
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Cover Picture
This animated photograph of the Flamborough, Yorkshire, life-boat Friendly Forester going out on exercise was taken by Mr. Arthur W. Dick, honorary secretary, Bridlington, in a westerly gale early in April An Inspector of Life-boats was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Barra Island, Hebrides. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of February, 1959, the local doctor re- quested the use of the life-boat to take the coxswain's son, who was seriously ill, to hospital at South Uist. The life-...
A Speed Boat
SPEEDBOAT BROKE DOWN Plymouth, Devon. At 6.43 p.m. on Kth April, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a speedboat with one occupant had broken down half a mile south of their lookout. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze...
A Dinghy (6)
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 5.5 on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a dinghy fitted with an outboard engine, with two children on board, had run out of petrol and was in the tide...
Beal Inse, of Dublin
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 5.15 p.m.
on 15th May, 1967, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Beal Inse of Dublin was in urgent need of assistance two miles southwest of Valentia. The...
Vingen
Plymouth, Devon - At 7.30 a.m. on 15th May, 1967, information was received that the German ship Unkas of Hamburg was towing the yacht Vingen with a crew of two down channel. The yacht had signalled for assistance owing to engine trouble. The...