LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Amidas
Escort for Lobster Boat A LOBSTER FISHING VESSEL, AmiddS of Castleton, was known to be fishing west of Islay, Hebrides, with a crew of two on Thursday, September 27, 1973.
When, at 5.20 p.m., with the westerly wind at storm...
Listings
Olive Laura Deare Mrs Olive Deare A naming ceremony for the E class lifeboat at Gravesend station, on the Thames, took place on Saturday, 26 April at the Fort Gardens. The O Ve Laura Deare is the first E class lifeboat to be improved and...
Category: Articles
Commander St. Vincent Nepean
WE greatly regret to have to record the death of Commander St. Vincent Nepean, R.N., M.V.O., which took place on the 28th March. Commander Nepean joined the Institution as a District Inspector of Life-boats in 1883 and became, successively,...
Category: Obituaries
Hydrovane
Six taken off ON A NIGHT of worsening weather, Clyde Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Islay lifeboat station at 2213 on Sunday September 4, 1983, that the 34ft yacht Hydrovane, on charter, was in trouble in the Sound of Jura.<...
Page & Moy
Explore what's on your doorstep with these two wonderful cruises from Page & Moy. Enjoy sleepy harbour towns and vibrant cities, beautiful countryside and spectacular coastlines on these eye-opening trips around our fascinating...
Category: Advertisement
Lottery
Lifeboat Lottery Leap into Spring! Tickets for the Spring 2007 Lifeboat Lottery are available from 16 January–16 March 2007, with the draw taking place on 30 March 2007 First prize is a Citroen C1 and the second, sponsored again by...
Category: Articles
Lily
Whitby, Yorkshire.—The motor fishing coble Lily left harbour at 7 A.M. on the 19th April to haul crab pots. Later on the wind freshened considerably, and when the coble was seen making for home a strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a...
Contents
PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 410 NOTES OF THE QUARTER .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 411 SIX SAVED FROM FISHING VESSEL .. .. .. .. .. .. 416 A LONG AND HAZARDOUS SERVICE .. .. .. .. .. .. 417 BOOK REVIEWS 422 BIRTHDAY HONOURS . . . . . . . ...
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Inshore Rescue Boats
Up to the end of June 1963 the new fast inshore rescue boats have been launched on service five times. The following is the list of services or at- tempted services: June 1st: Aberystwyth I.R.B. es- corted in a sailing boat in tow of a speed...
Category: Services
A Sailing Craft
WHILE ON PATROL Life-boat O.N. 44-001. At 1.45 p.m.
on yth August, 1964, while the 44-foot steel life-boat O.N. 44-001 was on patrol in the area of a sailing regatta, one sailing craft was seen to capsize in the strong...