LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Danish Trawler Robert Schou
Wick, Caithness-shire - At 3.22 a.m.
on igth August, 1966, the Danish trawler Robert Schou was reported aground at Proudfoot. There was a light south south westerly breeze with a slight sea. The lifeboat Thomas McCunn, on...
The Admiralty Tanker Wave Victor
Ilfracombe, and Appledore, Devon; and Minehead, Somerset.—At 5.24 on the afternoon of the 17th of January, 1954, the Admiralty tanker Wave Victor, which had fifty-five people on board, wirelessed that fire had broken out in her engine-room...
The Royal Life-Boat Matinee
THEIR Majesties the King and Queen, Patrons of the Institution, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., President, and H.R.H. the Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Patron of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, attended the fourth annual Life- boat...
Category: Articles
A Fishing Boat The Joseph
At 9.30 A.M.
on the 19th April the Coxswain of the Life-boat Maria Stephenson observed a small line fishing-boat about six miles to the northward of Buckie, with a signal of distress flying. At the time a whole off-shore...
Left: Spirit Of The RCT Punches Through The Surf
Left: Spirit of the RCT punches through the surf Photo: RBS/Rick Tomlinson. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Norwegian Flag
The Norwegian flag was flying when the model of Cromer's 48ft 6in Oakley lifeboat Ruby and Arthur Reed was presented to the RNLI at Poole HQ last December, tl 10 r) Frederik Paulson- Linnekogel, brother of the original modelmaker, Frank... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Admiralty Trawler Cape Barracouta
Ramsgate, Kent.—On the 7th October, 1939, two vessels were seen to be ashore on Goodwin Sands. One of them was the Admiralty trawler Cape Barracouta. A light E.N.E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 11.45A.M. the motor life-boat...
The Harbour Launch Pen-Cw
PROPELLER PROBLEM At 1.40 p.m. on loth June, 1964, the harbour authorities told the honorary secretary that the harbour launch Pen-Cw had fouled her propeller on a wire rope outside the north breakwater and was drifting on to rocks. In a...
Treatment of the Apparently Drowned
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.
DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DROWNED.
THE leading principles of the following Directions...
Category: Articles
The R.A.S.C. Motor Vessel Fagin
Wells, Norfolk.—At 10.4 on the night of the 16th of July, 1949, the Wells coastguard reported that a flare had been seen three miles to the west-north- west, and at 10.30 the life-boat Cecil Paine was launched, with the second coxswain in...