LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Clew Bay
Donaghadee, Co. Down.1—At 4.20 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore about a mile south of Lame Lough, and the life-boat Joseph Adlam, on temporary duty at the sta- tion, was launched at...
Ben Macdui
Rockets were fired from the Wold Lightship, and the Cockle Light afterwards fired guns and rockets, during a light N.N.W. breeze on the night of the 16th December. At 10 o'clock the Caister No. 1 Life-boat, Covent Garden, was launched...
Lifeboat Classified
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Category: Advertisement
End of An Era:
End of an era: on the retirement of Coxswain David Cox of Wells I above) til the end of August, the station was without / member of the Cox family fur the first time in three generations. David Cox was a member of the crew for 43 vears and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Guernsey's Big Day
The new 52-foot life-boat Arun sailing into St. Peter Port Harbour, Guernsey, on 15th October, 1972, for the dedication ceremony and (below) Mr. William T. Bishop, C.B.E., a member of the R.N.L.I. Committee of Management, addressing the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services (1)
Lifeboat Services March, April and May 1989 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: May 23 and 29 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 1 and 23 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: March 5, April 30, May 4 (twice), 14 (twice), 21 and 29 (twice) Aldeburgh,...
Category: Services
Boy Arthur and Ocean Vanguard
Amble, Northumberland.—The motor life-boat Frederick and Emma was launched at half past eleven in the morning of the 2nd of February, 1948, as two fishing cobles were overdue and a moderate west-south-west gale was blowing...
Photograph Above Was Taken During Capsize and Righting Exercise the Crew Clear of the Atlantic 21 But Attached to Her By Lifeline Have Pulled the Activating Cord Gas Has
Photograph above was taken during capsize and righting exercise. The crew, clear of the Atlantic 21 but attached to her by lifeline, have pulled the activating cord, gas has been released into buoyancy bag and the boat is righting. Note... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Briar
FISHING VESSEL TOWED TO DOCK Barrow, Lancashire. At 9.35 on the morning of the 1st March, 1962, one of the keepers of Walney lighthouse told the coxswain that a fishing vessel was anchored near the Outer Bar buoy and had just released a...
Above Left: Herne Bay
Above left: Herne Bay mobile coastguard officer Peter Neame with sailor Neil Brinsley shortly after his dramatic rescue.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs