LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
33 Years -- Still. Sailing
One of the. first eight motor life-boats to be built for the Institution's fleet was "General Farrell", stationed at St. David's on the coast of South Wales in 1911. She served there until 1936 when she was sold out of the...
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The Sailing Boat Lalzi
AUGUST 11TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO. LOUTH. At 12.20 in the afternoon the Clogher coastwatching station reported, through the Civic Guard, that the sailing boat Lalzi, of Port Oriel, was in difficulty to the S.E. of Port Oriel. On board her were...
Three Small Sailing Craft
North Sunderland, Northumberland - At 12.7 p.m. on I4th September, 1966, three small sailing craft were seen in difficulties in Newton Bay. They were unable to make the shore because of the strong offshore wind which was freshening.
A Sailing Boat (3)
Selsey, Sussex. At 3.47 on the after- noon of the 23rd of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing boat had capsized off Bognor Regis. At 3.55 the life-boat John R. Webb, on temporary duty at the station...
A Sailing Dinghy
Lowestoft, Suffolk-At 10.59 a.m.
on llth May, 1968, the honorary secretary learnt that a sailing dinghy with two people on board was being carried away by the ebb tide and appeared to be out of control. The life-boat...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
Criccieth, Caernarvonshire. At 1.50 p.m. on 3Oth August, 1965, the police at Portmadoc told the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy in difficulties at Portmadoc estuary was being swept out to sea on the ebb tide. The coastguard...
A Sailing Dinghy (3)
Harwich, Essex - At 2.43 p.m. on 30th May, 1966, a small sailing dinghy was reported to have capsized one mile off Dovercourt beach. The IRB launched at 2.48 in a moderate east north easterly breeze and moderate sea. The tide was ebbing. The...
A Sailing Dinghy
Torbay, Devon.—30th October, 1938.
A sailing dinghy had capsized, throwing two boys into the sea, but they managed to get ashore.— Rewards, £14 9s. Qd..
The Sailing Barge Davenport
Early on the morning of the 18th December the coastguard warned the coxswain that a flare had been seen to the E.N.E. The coxswain went to the look out, and after some time saw a red flare. A S.E., veering to S., gale was blowing, with a...
Helpers at Dungeness Moving Skids In Position In Preparation for Hauling Up the Life-Boat to Its New Boat House Built on a Shingle Mound
Helpers at Dungeness moving skids in position in preparation for hauling up the life-boat to its new boat house built on a shingle mound.. - View image in PDF
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