LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Steamer (1)
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—1 2th August, 1938. A steamer had been reported in need of help off Flatholm, but when the life-boat, with the honorary secretary, Mr. A. C. Jones, in command, arrived at Flatholm, she found that her services were...
A Steamer (9)
Nov. 8TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. A steamer had gone aground on the North Goodwin Sands, but she refloated and had gone on her way before the life-boat arrived.
- Rewards, £7 16s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (53)
JULY 24TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.
An unknown bomber was believed to have crashed in the sea as lights were seen on the water after she had passed, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 13s. 6d..
A Steamer (2)
FEBRUARY 22ND. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.
A steamer had gone aground, but she was not found and was apparently towed away before the arrival of the life-boat. - Rewards, £13 11s. 6d..
None (10)
St. Helier, Jersey.—5th September, 1939. It was reported shortly after eleven at night that Verey lights had been seen. The life-boat put out, with Lieut.-Commander T. Le B. Pirouet, the honorary secretary, on board. She made a wide search,...
(Left) Solent:
(left) Solent: length overall, 48ft 6in; beam 14ft; draught 4ft 6in; displacement 27 tons; maximum speed, over 9 knots; range at full speed, 240 nautical miles. The Solent, introduced in 1969, is a development of the 48ft 6in Oakley and she... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tiger Lily, of Blyth
FEBRUARY 10TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
About 10.45 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was in difficulties half a mile east of Blyth pier, and at eleven o’clock the motor life-boat Joseph Adlam was...
Miniature Arun:
Miniature Arun: this model of Humber lifeboat, City of Bradford IV, took its creator, Brian Sumner, a winter of long nights to complete.
The hull is carved from solid spruce and the rest is made from plywood and anything... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Lobster Fishing Boat
DRIFTING LOBSTER PUNT Ballycotton, Co. Cork. At 11.20 a.m.
on 2yth July, 1964, the keeper of Ballycotton lighthouse told the honorary secretary that a lobster fishing boat with two men on board had broken down and was...
Scaldis
Torbay, South Devon - At 10.45 p.m.
on 23rd November, 1969, information was received that the m.f.v.
Scaldis was in difficulties in Lyme bay. At 11.10 the life-boat Princess Alexandra of Kent slipped her...