LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Corgi II
BLOWN OUT TO SEA At 2.34 p.m. on the 24th November, 1963, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat with a crew of three was being blown out to sea. There was a near gale from the south-southwest with a rough sea. The tide was...
Yacht Plinlimmon
At 6.23 A.M. on the 22nd September the coastguard tele- phoned that a vessel off Seaford Head was burning flares, but that there was no immediate need for the life-boat, as a "steamer had gone to her. Later it was reported that the...
The S.S. Brightside (1)
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On the 22nd February the s.s. Brightside, of Middlesbrough, ran on to Shingle Bank, while bound from St. Kevern for London with a cargo of granite.
She was not in immediate danger, and preparations...
Annual Awards 1974
The Maud Smith Bequest Award for the bravest act of lifesaving by a member of a lifeboat crew in 1974 has been awarded to Coxswain Tom Richard 'Ben' Tart of Dungeness. On February 11 the Dungeness lifeboat under Coxwain Tart's...
Category: Awards
Yarmouth Isle of Wight and Poole:
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, and Poole: While on passage from Guernsey to Portsmouth on Thursday August 19, 1982, the 30ft ferro-concrete gaff sloop Fairweather Father broke her rudder 18 miles south west by south of the Needles Lighthouse. A... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Albatross
Propeller fouled NUMEROUS TELEPHONE CALLS were received by Brixham Coastguard at about 0120 on Wednesday August 18, 1982, reporting the sighting of red flares off Teignmouth Pier. Teignmouth Coastguard rescue company were immediately alerted...
Newhaven: the Greek Mv Georgios of Pireaus Sent Out a 'Mayday'
Newhaven: The Greek MV Georgios of Pireaus sent out a 'mayday' signal on the morning of Thursday January 13 reporting a severe list; she was about 14 miles south of Beachy Head. Winds from west north west were gusting up to near gale... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Boston Seafoam
Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 10.45 p.m. on 22nd October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honor-ary secretary that red flares had been reported in the area of the island of Scarba. The life-boat Francis...
The S.S. Agois Minas
Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 7.40 a.m.
on 8th September, 1968, the acting honorary secretary learnt that the s.s. Agois Minas of Monrovia was aground about two miles from Porthaven and a land party were going out to search....
Sailing Dinghies
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 12.50 p.m. on 21st September, 1969, the local sailing club requested assistance for the club's guard boats in a race in which several sailing dinghies had capsized in squally weather off Little Orme's...