LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Poole Lifeboat the 44' Waveney Augustine Courtauld on Saturday October 1 Went to the Help of a Catamaran Sparkle In Difficulty With Engine Failure One Mile East Of
Poole lifeboat, the 44' Waveney Augustine Courtauld, on Saturday, October 1, went to the help of a catamaran Sparkle, in difficulty with engine failure one mile east of Hengistbury Head. The wind was west north west, near gale force 7,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Bridlington: on Saturday September 26
Bridlington: On Saturday September 26, in east-south-easterly gales gusting to strong gale, force 9, and very rough seas the 37ft Oakley relief lifeboat Mary Joicey. on temporary duly at Bridlington, escorted five trawlers safely into... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tomaray
Dover: On Saturday September 10, 1983, a day of north-westerly gales and rough seas, Dover's 50ft Thames lifeboat Rotary Service, under the command of Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic Anthony Hawkins, was just returning to harbour from one...
Gwylan II
LIFE-BOAT-HELICOPTER EXERCISE SAVES THREE New Quay, Cardiganshire. On the evening of Friday the 19th of July, 1963, the life-boat St. Albans was out on exercise with a helicopter when the helicopter crew saw the rowing boat Gwylan 11 of New...
Alan Thomas
Coxswain Tenby Tyne class lifeboat Silver medal 22 September 1989 In a WNW Force 8 to 9 wind, very rough seas, rain squalls and poor visibility Coxswain Thomas repeatedly manoeuvred the Tenby Tyne class lifeboat FIFA Sir Galahad inside the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hyperion
MCH. 17TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
At 7.50 A.M. the life-boat coxswain noticed that the local motor fishing boat Hyperion, which was making for harbour, did not dare attempt to get in. A strong N.E.
gale...
Fishing Boats (6)
OCT. 26TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning the fishing fleet put to sea.
By 8.10 A.M. several of the boats had returned.
A fresh to strong breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, and some of the...
Fishing Boats (3)
DECEMBER 1ST. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
While the fishing fleet was out the northerly wind increased until it was blowing strongly, with squalls, bringing a rough sea, which made the harbour entrance dangerous for the returning...
Billow’s Crown, of St. Abbs
OCTOBER 20TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
During the morning the motor fishing boat Billow’s Crown, of St. Abbs, was caught in a south-east gale, with a rough sea, while returning from fishing. She had a crew of four. The...
Favourite, of Hastings
JULY 4TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. In the early hours of the morning several fishing boats were overtaken by a violent thunderstorm, and at 2.52 they were reported to be making for Rye harbour, but at 3.15 the coastguard reported that one was...