LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 9.17 on the evening of the 8th of September, 1954, the Wyke Regis coastguard rang up to say that a sailing dinghy, with two boys on board, had capsized in Portland harbour, about a quarter of a mile off Sandsfoot Castle,...

Margate, Kent.—At 4.5 in the after- noon of the 2nd of April, 1949, the coastguard reported that two boys in a rubber dinghy were going round in circles three-quarters of a mile off Cliftonville. At 4.58 they telephoned that the boys were...

Torbay, Devon. At 2.58 on the after- noon of the 16th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat was flying distress flags two miles south-south-east of Berry Head. There was a moderate north-westerly...

TOUCHED BOTTOM At 2.29 a.m. on 8th September, 1964, the police reported a red flare over Scroby sands. The sea was choppy with a fresh westerly breeze. The tide was two hours before low water when the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched...

SCALED THE CLIFFS At 4.40 p.m. on 8th September, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat which had left Laxey at n a.m. was missing, with two adults and two children on board. There was a moderate sea with a...

HELICOPTER THERE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 2.55 p.m. on i6th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Lligwy. At 3.5 the life-boat Watkin Williams launched in a gentle south-westerly...

Peep into the past Fascinating excerpts from the Lifeboat archives … 100 years ago The Winter 1906 Life-boat Journal featured a letter of thanks to the Broadstairs lifeboat crew, Kent, after they had launched into a south westerly gale and...

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8,125 1 - To NEW LIFE-BOATS, (exclusive of carriages and equipment) for the following Stations :— Abersoch, Atherfleld, Boul- mer, Biighsione Grange, Cahore, Caister (No. 2), Cul- daff,...