LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Something special ? Wright away sir! TANKS For almost half a century Wrights have specialised in the fabrication of tanks from 5 to 50,000 gallons in stainless steel, aluminium, or mild steel, either one-off or on a production run. We are...

Something special ? Wright away sir! TANKS For almost half a century Wrights have specialised in the fabrication of tanks from 5 to 50,000 gallons in stainless steel, aluminium, or mild steel, either one-off or on a production run. We are...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 4.43 a.m.

on 13th May, 1968, the coastguard reported that a flare had been seen near the North Buxey buoy. The life-boat Valentine Wyndham-Quin was launched at 5.15 in a south westerly gale with a...

THE LIFEBOAT ORGANISATIONS of the world are to a large extent concentrated in Europe. Taking the wider aspect of general sea rescue, outside Europe it is mainly in the hands of the naval services or, as in the United States and Canada, an...

OCT. 3RD. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. A large lighter had been reported broken away from her tow in a heavy sea, with half a gale blowing. After two hours the life-boat came up with her, about twelve miles from Ilfracombe, but found that there was...

SEPTEMBER 20TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A vessel had been reported in distress nineteen miles away, but the life-boat was recalled as the vessel, the American steamer Lawrence D. Tyson, had been taken in tow. - Rewards, £8 1s....

Launches 42 Lives rescued 16 APRIL 1ST. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMAPRIL BERLAND. At 1.40 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the local fishing coble Fisher Lass was overdue. There was a dense fog, and a heavy swell was breaking on the...

Dungeness, Kent. At 8.20 on the evening of the 3rd July, 1961, thehonorary secretary received a message from the observation post at the range at Lydd that a small cabin cruiser was burning red flares a mile off Jury...