LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (14)
St. David's Pembrokeshire - At 5.35 p.m. on 24th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man who was standing on a rock near South Bishop lighthouse was signalling for assistance. There was sailing dinghy in...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
SOUTHEND, CANTYRE, N.B. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat Establishment, under the management of the Campbeltown Local Committee, at the south end of Cantyre, near Dunaverty Castle, where JANUARY 1, 1870.] THE...
Category: Articles
Below Left: Shoreham Crew Launch a D Class
Below left: Shoreham crew launch a D class from its trailer at the start of a long and tiring day in Lewes,. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Sailing Boat, an Irish Naval Gig and Colette
Howth, Co. Dublin.—At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 30th August, 1953, a message was received that two boats were in difficulties off Ireland's Eye. At 4.15 the life-boat R.P.L.
was launched, with the bowman...
A Trawler (1)
27th February.
A trawler ran ashore and sank, but her crew reached safety in their own boat.
—Rewards, £7 16s. Qd..
A Sea Cadets' Whaler
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—19th July. A sea cadets' whaler appeared to be in distress, but her crew beached her and got ashore.—Rewards, £5 3s..
A Sailing Barge
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—30th October, 1937. A sailing barge had broken away from her tow, but her crew were rescued from the shore.—Rewards, £12 15s..
A Small Yacht (2)
18th August.
A small yacht went ashore on Portland breakwater, but her crew scrambled to safety.—Rewards, £4 7s. Qd..
A Coasting Steamer
16th Feb- ruary. A coasting steamer stranded, but her crew were rescued by the Board of Trade rocket apparatus from the shore.—Rewards, £12 6*. 9d..
A Steamer (24)
SEPTEMBER 27TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINSHIRE.
A steamer had stranded, but her crew were rescued from the shore by the coastguard life-saving apparatus from Johnshaven. - Rewards, £25 15s. 6d..