LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Chairman's Message
You receive THE LIFE-BOAT regularly because of your close personal association with the life-boat service. May I now ask t for your help or, should I say, further help? If every reader at this time of year were to find five new 3...
Category: Articles
The Secretary of the R.N.L.I., Captain Nigel Dixon, R.N. (Sixth from the Left), Pictured During a Visit In November, 1969, to Bangor, Co. Down,
The Secretary of the R.N.L.I., Captain Nigel Dixon, R.N. (sixth from the left), pictured during a visit in November, 1969, to Bangor, Co. Down, to inspect the IRB station. With hi mare local officials and (extreme left) the District... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Double Celebrations
Double celebrations On 19 October 1996 Red Bay lifeboat station had double reason to celebrate - the naming ceremony of their new Atlantic 75 lifeboat, Dorothy Mary coincided with the official opening of the station's new... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Dredger Walter Glynn
A fierce westerly gale swept the Mersey during the early hours of the 27th August, and at about 4 A.M. the large dredger Walter Glynn, belonging to the Docks and Harbour Board, was capsized near the North Wall, Liverpool. She had a crew of...
Cyrus
A heavy southerly gale was experienced here on. the 27th September, and the brigantine Cyrus, while running for Rye Harbour, grounded outside the East Pier, and as the tide rose she filled, and the crew, fearing the mast would part, took to...
Leonora Minnie
During the afternoon of the 28th July the Sandgate coast- guard telephoned that a yacht with engine trouble was dragging her anchors off Cock Point, near Folkestone. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...
Mignonne
Troon, Ayrshire. At 5.38 on the evening of the 13th of July, 1958, the Kildonan coastguard informed the hon- orary secretary that a motor boat was in difficulties half a mile off Corrie Point. At six o'clock the life-boat James and...
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Coverack, Cornwall. On the morn- ing of the 5th of August, 1959, a doctor told the honorary secretary that he had learnt from the police that a man was lying injured on the rocks at Lankiddin Cove. The doctor asked for the assis- tance of...
The S.S. Ashley
MARCH 9TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 2.10 P.M. information was received from the naval authorities that a steamer was in need of help to the north of the North Goodwin Light-vessel. A light S.W. wind was blowing, with a slight sea. The motor life...
Sanserit
FEBRUARY 13TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS- SHIRE. At 2.50 A.M. the Wick coastguard reported by telephone that signals of distress had been seen in Scrabster Bay, and at 3.30 A.M. the motor life-boat H.C.J. was launched. A strong N.N.E. gale was...