LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Berwick Life-Boat
The Life-boat Grace Darling was launched on the 3rd February to assist the crew of the Berwick-on-Tweed Life- boat to make the Holy Island Harbour safely.
The Berwick Life-boat had put off in a strong northerly gale and...
A Small Rowing Boat
Wicklow.—Early on the afternoon of the 5th September two men, visitors, put off in a small rowing boat. When about two miles east of Wicklow pier they broke an oar and made signals of distress. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a...
Flashback To'85. Simone Nylander and Erkan Mustafa - Stars of 'Grange Hill'
Flashback to '85. Simone Nylander and Erkan Mustafa - stars of 'Grange Hill' - launch Storm Force in the company of Staff Coxswain (now the RNLI's Assistant Training Officer) Edward Mallinson and members of the Calshot... - View image in PDF
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The Screw Steamer Ocean Queen, of Newcastle
About 1-30 A.M., on the 19th April, the weather being thick and foggy, signals of distress were observed from a vessel on the rocks off this place.
The Whitby life-boat Lucy was soon launched through a heavy surf, and suc-...
Londesborough
PALLING, NORFOLK.—In response to signals of distress, during thick weather, a moderate breeze from the S.W., and a rough sea, the Life-boat British Workman was launched, at 8.30 A.M. on the 31st December, and proceeded to the Hasborongh Sand...
A Yacht and a Ship's Boat
Twelve Hours in a Whole Gale.
ON August 22nd the Clacton Motor Life-boat was out for over twelve hours in a whole gale with a very heavy sea, and went to the help of two vessels.
The first was a small...
A Fishing Boat (2)
Salcombe, andTorbay, Devon.—5th November, 1937. A small fishing boat from Bee Sands had not returned when expected, and the Salcombe motor life-boat searched for her. Later, the Torbay motor life-boat carried on the search, and next day a...
Dryburgh
Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.30 a.m.
on 5th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the superintendent coxswain that there was a seriously sick seaman on board the m.v. Dryburgh who required medical attention. There was a light...
Arethusa
On the 5th November the services of the same life-boat were again called into requi- sition to go off to the rescue of 6 labourers on board the barque Arethusa, which was wrecked about two miles west of Lossie- mouth on the 1st inst. The men...
A Motor Vessel (1)
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—20th December, 1938. A motor vessel had been seen drifting with a distress signal flying, but she was able to go on her way.— Rewards, £24 14s. 6d..