LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
March
MARCH Launches 87. Lives rescued 109.
MARCH 1ST. - WELLS, NORFOLK. At 12.55 P.M. the coastguard reported a ship’s boat adrift about two miles N.N.W. of their lookout. A moderate easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
CADGWITH, CORNWALL.—At midnight, on the 13th January, 1868, a light being observed on or near the Vrogue Rocks, in a strong wind from the W.S.W., and a heavy ground sea, the Western Commercial Traveller life-boat was despatched to as-...
Category: Services
A Boat
MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE.—WhDe a moderate wind was blowing from N., accompanied by a choppy sea, on the 6th March, a messenger arrived from Theddlethorpe and informed the coxswainof the Life-boat Heyicood that a small craft was drifting in...
The Life-Boatman's Log
Award to the Peterhead Coxswain THE Royal Humane Society has awarded its "Testimonial on Parch- ment" to Coxswain John Buchan McLean, of Peterhead, a gold medallist of the Institution, for diving fully clothed into Port Henry...
Category: Articles
Obituaries
It is with deep regret that we announce the following deaths.
August The Earl of Bradford who had been president of Newport (Shropshire) branch since its formation in 1972.
September Norman Williams,...
Category: Obituaries
Letters
It is a comfort to know . . .
On Sunday October 22, I was a guest aboard Yarmouth lifeboat when she was required to answer the tragic call in Christchurch Bay. Although the sea was quiet at the time, I must say that I was...
Category: Correspondence
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A Dinghy
NO PETROL Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 2.40 p.m. on 26th July, 1965, the owner of a small dinghy informed the motor mechanic that two small boys had borrowed the boat and were long overdue. The maroons were fired and the life-boat...
Fishing Boats (1)
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—A strong S. gale sprung up suddenly on the morning of the 17th January, and about twelve fishing-boats, of Spittal, were obliged to leave their lines and run for shelter. As there was a strong sea on the bar with a strong...
Fishing Boats
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 8th Jannary, about 2.15 P.M., the Albert Victor Life-boat was launched to render assistance to several distressed fishing-boats.
The boats went over the bar four times, and accompanied the boats in,...