LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Dawn and Annette
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 7.14 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1958, the Foreland coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in a dangerous position in heavy seas half a mile south-west of Sandown pier. At 7.26...
Naming Ceremony and Centenary
Anstruther combined the naming ceremony for their new life-boat The Doctors with their centenary celebrations. H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester named the boat after a service of dedication on 28th July, 1965.
The...
Category: Inaugurations
Offshore Lifeboat Services June July and August 1979
Aldeburgh, Suffolk August 9 Amble, Northumberland July 4 Angle, Dyfed June 2, 24, July 3, 8 and August 15 (twice) Anstruther, Fife June 15 and August 28 Appledore, North Devon June 10 and July 31 Arklow, Wicklow July 12, 18, 21 and August 16...
Category: Services
Fine Gael
JULY 10TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
At midnight on the 9th July one of the life-boatmen reported to the coxswain that the small boat Fine Gael had notreturned. She had been taken out at about seven in the evening by three...
Aud Schou
The Humber, Yorkshire.—In the morning of the 12th November the life-boat watchman saw a small vessel flying a signal, and drifting slowly towards the Binks Sands. A moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, with a nasty sea. The motor life-boat City...
Ann Grace
POINT OF AYR (FLINTSHIRE), and HOYLAKE (CHESHIRE). — On the 21st February, during a whole gale from W.
with a very heavy sea, intelligence was received that rockets were being fired in the direction of Lime Wharf. The Point...
Margaret and Alice
On the morn- ing of the 26th September the fishing- boat Margaret and Alice, of Liverpool, grounded on the rocks on the east end of Puffin Island, and made signals of distress for assistance: The crew of the Life-boat Christopher Brown...
Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 5th Nov. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
Category: Committee
Richard and Elizabeth, of Portsmouth
On the 12th April the sloop Richard and Elizabeth, of Portsmouth, coal laden, went ashore off Hasborough, on the Norfolk coast. The Life-boat stationed there, the Huddersfield, -was speedily launched through the breakers to her aid.
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 6th December. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq.j F.R.S., V.P.i in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes at the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees of the ROYAL...
Category: Committee