LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Maybird
The motor life-boat K.E.C.F., with a tender in tow, put out at 3.35 P.M. on the 25th March, as the life-boat watch- man had seen a small vessel go ashore about half a mile S.W. of the fort. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
Skimmer I
Newcastle, Co. Down.—About 6.20 in the evening, on the 29th of August, 1950, the Kilkeel coastguard tele- phoned that a motor launch had broken down and was anchored two miles south-east of Kilkeel. Her crew were waving a flag. She was in no...
Santa Anna
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 18th of March, 1961, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Lymington police that a small boat, the Santa Anna, had capsized off Hurst Castle. Efforts...
Weaver
PORTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES. On the 7th July the George Moore Life-boat went out in reply to signals of distress, during a "W.N.W. wind and rough sea,and remained by the schooner Weaver, of Carnarvon, until she was out of danger, she...
The Dutch Fishing Smack Nooit Polmakt
MONTROSE, N.B.—On the 21st July 1879 the Mincing Lane Life-boat rendered some assistance to the Dutch fishing-smack Nooit Polmakt, which had gone too far to the northward while running for the harbour, and had stranded on the Annat Bank...
Astrea, of Konigsburg
On the 16th October, the schooner Astrea, of Konigsberg, Norway, was observed drift- ing towards the rocks near North Berwick, during a strong gale from the N.E. The life-boat went off and brought ashore the vessel's crew of 6...
Airdrie, of Stranraer
On the 25th Sept., the schooner Airdrie, of Stranraer, was stranded on the Baldoyle Sands, in Dublin Bay, during a gale of wind. The same life-boat went off through a heavy and dangerous sea and rescued the crew of 4 men..
The Deputy Secretary
We have pleasure in announcing, for the information of Honorary Secretaries and other Life-boat workers, that the Deputy Secretary of the Institution, Major C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., R.E., who is on the Reserve of Regular Officers, has...
Category: Articles
Ursula and Sallie
The Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched to the assistance of the fishing-cobles which had been overtaken by a sudden S. gale on the 2nd December. Most of the boats suc- ceeded in getting into safety, but two of them, named the Ursula...
The "George Hounsfield" on Service In 1882
Going out to the schooner Rambler of Folkestone in a whole gale with a very heavy sea. She rescued four of the crew of five who had taken to the rigging. Shortly afterwards the schooner's masts went by the board.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs