LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Stranded In the Western Isles
The Grimsby trawler Evelyn Rose ashore on Jura. The Islay life-boat took off eight of her crew (See page 404). - View image in PDF
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The Torpedo Boat Destroyer Wolf
At 12.30 A.M. on the 27th February the watchman re- ported that a vessel was ashore on the Inner Binks. A strong S.S.W. gale prevailed at the time with a heavy sea, and the Life-boat was promptly launched. As it was impossible to reach...
The Rescue of Two Dogs
ON 22nd March last, two dogs were rescued from drowning by the Coxswain of the Hoylake Life-boat and a Coast- guard Officer. The dogs were a spaniel and a terrier. They had run on to a sandbank and remained there until cut off by the tide....
Category: Articles
The Icelandic Vessel Magnus IV
At 6.35 p.m. on 30th July, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Icelandic vessel Magnus IV had engine trouble and required a tow.
The life-boat The Duchess of Kent was launched at 6.56 in a fresh...
The Seine Net Boat Mistletoe
Buckie, Banffshire. At 1.47 a.m. on 9th June, 1965, the seine net boat Mistletoe was observed to be aground on the west side of Buckpool harbour. At 2.35 the life-boat Laura Moncur slipped her moorings in a light westerly breeze and a smooth...
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THE YEARS OF THEIR LIVES
Recognising our people’s achievements – as well as reporting our progress – has always been at the heart of the RNLI’s annual meetings. But how we do that has changed with the times, and is about to change again …
Category: Articles
The Loss of H.M.S. 'Captain'
AMIDST the fearful events of the war, which at this moment are rending the heart of Europe and holding captive the sympathies of us all, there are few public events of a sufficiently stirring nature to claim from any of us more than a...
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The Timber Ship Fred Everard
Cargo shifted ON PASSAGE bound from Archangel to the Mediterranean, timber ship Fred Everard developed a list when her deck cargo shifted and, at 0143 on Monday, September 26, sent out an urgency signal PAN. Her position was 61°...
Normanby Hall
Arktow, Co. Wicklow. At 11.48 on the night of the 19th of January, 1960, the honorary secretary received a message from Valentia radio that the motor vessel Normanby Hall of Chester, which was eight miles east-south-east of ,A rklow, needed...