LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two French Fishing Smacks
On the 31st De- cember, two French fishing-smacks were seen driving out of Dungeness Roads down on a lee-shore, off Dymchurch. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the S.W.
The Dungeness life-boat, the Providence, was...
Colchester District Branch
Surely the fittest postman in the east: David Clemens, 69, who is also vice-chairman of Colchester District branch, holds his London Marathon medal aloft as he goes on his delivery round in Marks Tey. He was one of a large team of runners in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Scarborough's D Class Inflatable
Scarborough's D class inflatable was called on to land an injured seaman from a Dutch trawler on 10 August 1988.
Although winds were only light a thick fog reduced visibility to only 100 yards during the operation,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ellwood
On the 7th November, the schooner Ell-wood, of Dublin, bound from Wicklow to Gaston with a cargo of timber, also got into difficulties when in the outer roads Holyhead Bay. In response to her signals the Duke of Northumberland put off and...
IRB Launches
In addition to the services by IRB's which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full elsewhere in THE LIFE-BOAT, the following launches on service were made during the months of September to November, 1965, inclusive:...
Category: Services
A Sailboard
Windsurfer untangled In winds of up to force 8, Bridlington's D class lifeboat Lord Feoffees III launched to assist a windsurfer in trouble early in the afternoon of 20 March 2004. After a rough passage, Helmsman Duncan Stewart and Crew...
Northlands
NEWLYN AND SENNEN COVE, CORN- WALL.—Shortly before midnighton 28th- 29th February information was received through the Coastguard that a steamer had been observed about one and a half miles S.E. of Tol Pedn showing signals of distress. A...
Macedonia and the Robert Stevenson
On the 4th August this Life-boat was again launched to the assistance of the brigs Macedonia, of Blyth, bound from Havana to Peterhead, and the Robert Stevenson, of Shields, from Archangel to London, which vessels, having been caught in a...
Lionel
FILEY.—The fishing-coble Lionel being observed in danger, while a strong gale, was blowing from the W., accompanied by a rough sea, on the 6th March, the reserve Life-boat, temporarily placed here while the station's Boat was being...
Temperance Star
REDCAR.—On the 2 2nd January the fishing-smack Temperance Star, of Redcar, was driven near the rocks during a strong gale from N.N.E., accompanied by a rough sea. On observing her perilous position, the Life-boat Burton-on- Trent was...