LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Loretta of Bilboa
On the 5th December, the schooner Loretta, of Bilboa, was seen drifting toward the sands east- ward of Porthcawl. There was a strong gale blowing from W.S.W. at the time.
The Porthcawl life-boat put off, and brought ashore...
Effort
SWANAGE.—On the, 7th January, a messenger arrived from Studland stating that a vessel was in distress near the entrance to Poole Harbour. The Life-boat Charlotte Mary was at once launched and proceeded to the spot, when it was found that the...
Pilot Me
Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morning and early afternoon of the 27th January the weather was very bad, and only one coble, the Pilot Me, took the risk of going out. When she was seen returning a very heavy sea was running into the harbour,...
Young Dick
The Huinber, Yorkshire.—At 6.40 A.M.
on the 27th May, 1938, the signal station reported that a vessel was drifting to sea. A light southerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was...
A Rowing Boat
Moelfre, Anglesey.—On the 1st August, 1939, three men, visitors to Moelfre, who were out in a rowing boat, got into difficulties in the strong tide. They signalled for help. The weather was fine, with a moderate S.W. wind and a slight sea....
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FIVE ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN RESCUED Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 11.10 on the evening of Saturday the 14th of September, 1963, the police told the honorary secretary that a number of people were trapped on a cliff in Loch...
Freelance
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.47 a.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat had fired red flares about four miles and a half south-east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in...
Getting the message
The RNLI is preparing for Summer with its updated beach safety messages.
Last year’s Beachwise message – to always swim at a lifeguarded beach – reached more than 25M people through its radio launch. At the end of the...
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Henry Morton of Sunderland
On the 10th December, at 8 P.M., the brig Henry Morton, of Sunderland, got on shore on the Sizewell Bank, there being a heavy surf on the bank at the time. The Institution's Thorpeness life-boat was launched, and went to the aid of her...
Morning Star
On the 7th December signals of distress were ob- served on a vessel near the Little Orme's Head. The Sisters' Memorial life-boat was launched, and found the vessel at anchor, with her mast carried away. She proved to be the flat...