LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Letters
Dear Editor I read Nick Page's letter regarding inflatable toys [the Lifeboat Summer 2006] with much fellow feeling. Being both a harbour master and an RNLI deputy launching authority I dislike these things with something close to a...
Category: Correspondence
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
WEST HARTLEPOOL.—On the 2nd April, 1881,at about 11 A.M.,on observing the bri- gantine Danube, of Guernsey, which was about to enter the Hartlepool East Harbour, hoist a flag of distress, the West Hartle- pool No. 1 Life-boat Rochdale...
Category: Services
FROM FESTIVITIES TO FLOOD WATERS
Our Flood Rescue Team went to the aid of hundreds of people during Winter floods – including a stranded family
It should have been an exciting, festive family stay in Cumbria. But when young brothers Sebastian and Jacob...
Category: Articles
International Lifeboat Exhibition
PLYMOUTH, JULY 19. A brilliant day with the sun beating down on a cluster of white marquees in West Hoe Park, close by the sea; an atmosphere of cheerful expectancy; flags flying; the Royal Marine Band breaking into the gaiety of...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
Irish Division Capsize WEXFORD GARDA informed the honorary secretary of Kilmore Quay lifeboat station at 0115 on Saturday, December 24, 1977, that four red flares had been sighted off Bannow Bay towards the Saltees. At 0130 maroons were...
Category: Services
List of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution During the Year 1887
Lives saved.
Ackergill fishing boats 30 •4rm, schooner, of Liverpool, saved vessel and 4 Aurora, dandy, of Hull — re- mained by vessel.
Avenir, brig, of Krageroe—as- sisted to save vessel and 7...
Category: Services
Feeling the force
Shetland Coastguard contacted Lerwick Lifeboat Operations Manager Malcolm Craigie at around 1.45pm on the afternoon of Saturday 25 October 2008. Two large fishing boats were in trouble in Baltasound, 40 miles north of the station – could the...
Category: Articles
T. Deryon
FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHEN BAY.—On the 21st August, in a strong wind from the S.W. and a rough sea, the yacht T. Deryon,of Carmarthen, was observed to be dismasted and in dangerous proximity to the Langharne Sands. Tie Life-boat City of...
Rosita
HARWICH.— On the 6th January, at about 7.30 A.M., a brigantine was seen ashore on the Ealliday Sands with a flag of distress flying. In a short time she drifted on to Pye Sand, where the masts were cut away. The Life-boat Springwell...
Ocean
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—The Albert Edward Life-boat put off at about 7.30 P.M. on the 14th October, in reply to signals of distress, during a very strong N.W. wind and very rough sea. After cruising about for some time the schooner Ocean, of Goole,...