LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Durhambrook
Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 7.13 on the evening of the 7th December, 1961, the motor mechanic passed on to the honorary secretary a message from the coastguard at Orlock. This was that the motor vessel Durhambrook of London had asked for the...
A Catamaran and Otter
YACHT RESCUES CREW OF CAPSIZED CATAMARAN Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 11.25 on the morning of the 16th September, 1962, the life-boat coxswain, while working in his garden, saw what appeared to be a capsized yacht drifting down channel off...
Viking
MOTOR CRUISER FOUND IN TOW OF SMACK Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.45 on the evening of the 9th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of reports that red flares had been seen in the direction of Buxey Sands, and at 10.5 the...
HMS Challenger
FAI.MOUTH, NOVEMBER 15, 1987: harnessed into a helicopter strop, WEM J R Stevenson is lowered gently from the boat davit of his ship HMS Challenger to the deck of Falmouth's 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Ralph and Bonella Farrant after...
The S.S.. Gwynwood and S.S.Deodata
OCT. 21ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. Just after four in the afternoon a police inspector and ambulance men arrived at the life-boat station, and shortly afterwards a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S.....
Two Seaplanes
24th February. Two seaplanes stranded but their crews got safely ashore.— Rewards, £7 16s. 6d..
The Harwich Steam Life-Boat Proceeding to the Stranded Schooner Notre Dame De Toutes Aides on the 7th April, 1908
The Harwich Steam Life-Boat Proceeding To The Stranded Schooner Notre Dame De Toutes Aides on the 7th April 1908. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Stations on the Dutch Coast
Total: 49 Life-boats, including 2 Steam Life-boats and 5 Motor Life-boats, and 27 Line-throwing Apparatus.
Category: Charts
A Speed Boat (1)
15th May. A speed- boat was in difficulties, but was helped by fishermen from Hallsands.—Re- wards, £8 8s..
Launching on Exercise
This life-boat is one of the light self-righting type, 35 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 10 inches.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs