LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Carbery Lass
Baltimore, Co. Cork.—On the after- noon of the 23rd of May, 1956, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local ftshingboat CarberyLass, which was long overdue. The life-boat John R. Webb, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at...
Apollo
Plymouth, Devon.—At 5.58 on the morning of the 14th of May, 1954, the life-boat Hearts of Oak, on temporary duty at the station, was launched to stand by the many small boats which had put off to welcome the return of H.M. the Queen from the...
Young Paul
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 9.5 on the evening of the 6th of September, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two men were burning red flares from a small boat two miles north of Lowestoft harbour. At 9.15 the life-boat...
The S.S. Naess Falcon
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 12.15 early on the morning of the 19th of September, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the s.s. Naess Falcon of Monrovia, had a sick man on board. At 1.30 the life-boat Edmund and Mary Robinson,...
Peter Leigh
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At i a.m. on 3ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the m.v. Peter Leigh had broken down two and a half miles east of Morecambe Bay lightvessel.
The life-boat City of...
Mary Bridget, of Wexford
APRIL 13TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 7.10 in the morning a message was received from the owner of the fishing boat Mary Bridget, of Wexford, that she was missing. She had a crew of three.
A southerly wind was...
Vassan Girl
YACHT AGROUND North Foreland radio station reported at 3.31 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, that a yacht was aground one and a half miles west of Mid Barrow lightvessel. No distress signals had been fired by the yacht but she had a heavy list. The...
Relief D Class
Relief D class A 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat to be used in the relief fleet was handed over and dedicated on the evening of Wednesday July 17, 1985, at the RNLl's Poole depot. She was the gift of the Ancient Order of Foresters,... - View image in PDF
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Favourite, of Hastings
JULY 4TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. In the early hours of the morning several fishing boats were overtaken by a violent thunderstorm, and at 2.52 they were reported to be making for Rye harbour, but at 3.15 the coastguard reported that one was...
An Aeroplane (14)
JULY 28TH . - FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane which had on board the Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, making for Belfast, was reported as missing.
She had last been seen out at sea three miles S.S.E....