LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Barges May and Portlight (1)
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—About noon on the 21st of February, 1955, a wireless message was received from the Clacton-on-Sea life-boat, which had been launched to the sailing barges May, of Ipswich, and Portlight, of Harwich, which each had...
Three Rowing Boats and a Motor Boat
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 2nd July, 1961, members of the life-boat crew and others on shore noticed that three rowing boats, each with a crew of three, appeared to be having difficulty in making the shore....
Luncheon Clubs
LUNCHEON CLUBS associated with the Life-boat Service have become increasingly popular in recent years in Yorkshire. The first ladies' life-boat luncheon club was established at Leeds, and there are now similar clubs in Bradford,...
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Fishing Boats
Escort EYEMOUTH DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY was informed by HM Coastguard at 1608 on Tuesday February 14 that a number of fishing boats were about to attempt to enter harbour and, as sea conditions in Eyemouth Roadstead were very dangerous,...
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A Boat (3)
APRIL 29TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON. At 12.25 in the afternoon the coastguard at Hope Cove reported that eight men in a 16-feet boat had stranded on Book Rock near Thurlestone. An E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the men, who were...
An R.A.F. Rescue Launch and a Dinghy From a Wellington Aeroplane
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
Soon after six in the morning the coastguard reported that a dinghy from a Wellington aeroplane had been seen nearly nine miles from Skegness pier. A strong south-easterly wind of...
Three Cobles
AUGUST 6TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning the weather became very bad. Three cobles were at sea and the coxswain decided to launch the motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley. She left at 11.10. A...
The Crosby Lightship
MARCH. 8TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHE: SHIRE. At 11.38 A.M. the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board reported that the Crosby Lightship was adrift. A heavy W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea and rain squalls. The No. 1 motor life-boat...