LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Ilfracombe, Devon. — During the afternoon of the 25th January, 1939, anxiety was felt for the safety of the motor fishing boat Rowena, which had been at sea since 6 A.M. and had not returned with the other boats which had put out with her. A...

Torbay, Devon. At 12.10 p.m. on iith September, 1965, the coastguard saw a sailing dinghy capsize off the north end of Brixham Breakwater. Two people were visible in the water. At 12.17 tne IRB launched in a fresh to strong westnorth-...

MAN WAS MISSING Torbay, South Devon. At 3.8 p.m.

on ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized off Livermead Beach. A further message was received that two men had...

Ilfracombe, Devon - At 9.15 p.m. on 17th July, 1967, it was reported that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties off Rillage Point. The life-boat Lloyd's II was launched at 9.30 in a light breeze and a smooth sea. It was low water....

First season success Glorious sunshine brought many to Croyde and Woolacombe beaches, North Devon, on 11 June 2006, but high surf and strong rip currents combined to make a busy day for RNLI lifeguards. They used their rescue watercraft to...

FEBRUARY 9TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. The S.S. Georges Mabro, of Alexandria, had been reported out of control to the south of Start Point, and the Salcombe motor life-boat put out at 1.40 P.M., but was signalled from...

The war in Europe ended at one minute after midnight of May 8th., and the last launch of a life-boat was one minute before the end. An mdei- vatei explosion, either torpedo or mine, had blown up a Norwegian minesweeper, one of four, fifteen...

SEPTEMBER 23RD. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. The French life-boat Jean Charcot, now in the service of the Institution, was on passage from Padstow to Milford Haven, but as a strong westerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, the life-boat was unable...