LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Snow White
Salcombe, Devon.—About 6.55 in the evening of the 18th of May, 1949, the Prawle Point coastguard telephoned that a small vessel 200 yards west of the point was flying her ensign upside down, and the life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse was...
The Unseaworthy Ships' Commission
THE Royal Commission appointed at the instance of Mr. Plimsoll " to inquire into the alleged unseaworthiness of British registered ships," has issued a " pre- liminary" report. The report is signed by all the...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains Crews and Shorehelpers
The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity, gratuity or...
Category: Awards
News
Swords of honour Phenomenal, unselfish, generous - just some of the words used by Irish President Mary McAleese on her recent visit to the RNLIThe RNLI has 43 lifeboat stations in the island of Ireland to support, from Lough Swilly in...
Category: Articles
Pioneer
NO ENGINE, BUT ONE OAR Flamborough, Yorkshire. — At about 4.25 on the afternoon of the 10th of January, 1948, the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station telephoned that a fishing coble appeared to have broken down off Flamborough Head. The motor...
Blossom
Amble, Northumberland.—At 7.30 on the evening of the 12th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that the fish- ing vessel Blossom, of Wick, had broken down in Druridge Bay. The life-boat City of Bradford II, on temporary duty at the station...
Dolphin
TRAWLER BROKE DOWN Dungeness, Kent. At 9.55 p.m. on 2ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small trawler had broken down three miles north-east of Dungeness. There was a light southwesterly breeze with a moderate...
Bolivar
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 6.39 p.m. on ist August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a cabin cruiser had stopped six miles south of the harbour and might have broken down. There was a west-south-westerly wind of near gale force, a...
Four Aeroplanes
AUGUST. 25TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
Shortly after 5 P.M. a fierce air battle took place, several enemy machines being shot down. A S.W. breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea. At 5.36 P.M. the coastguard reported four...
A Speed Boat (1)
Joint rescue saves water-skiersOn Saturday, 8 September 2001, three lifeboats, two helicopters and two cliff rescue teams were called out to rescue three people from a speedboat that had capsized in a notoriously dangerous area. The wind was...