LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the 14th May, at about 11 P.M., signals of distress were shown from a vessel in Carnarvon Bay, apparently at a distance of seven or eight miles from Porthdinllaen. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the N.N.E., and a heavy sea was...

On the llth November, while a moderate breeze was blowing from the E., some Scotch fishing-boats and a smack were seen to run aground on the Barber Sand, on which a heavy sea was breaking. The Life-boat Beauchamp put off at 6 P.M., sailed to...

While the honorary secretary was completing his records of the above service his attention was drawn to a small yacht with three youths on board, in difficulties half a mile off shore. At 1.13 p.m. the IRB launched and took the three youths...

Committee boat A RACE had been organised for dinghies at Blackpool Light Craft Club off Squires Gate on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 1981, but it was cancelled because of rising wind and sea. All the dinghies came ashore unaided but the...

COBLES ESCORTED IN NEAR GALE Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 4.30 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the harbour master told the honorary secretary he felt anxious for the safety of the fishing cobles Kingfisher, Lily and Three Brothers,...

On the 7th February, at 12.45 P.M., the Life-boat Mary Isabella put off in a strong W.S.W. gale and a rough sea to the assistance of the Annie Jane, of Feel, which, in beating up for the harbour, carried away her foremast, and signalled for...

Dungeness, Kent.—At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 21st of October, 1955, a man reported that a barge was burn- ing red flares about one and a half miles north-east of the life-boat station.

Ten minutes later the Lade...

Fishguard - Trent class Blue Peter VII On 17 June 1995 Fishguard's brand new Elm Trent class lifeboat Blue Peter VII was officially named - and, to judge by the number of young people gathered on the foreshore for the ceremony, it was...