LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Coningbeg Lightvessel (1)
Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 18th of May, 1950, the Inspector of the Irish Lights telephoned to ask the life-boat to go to the Coningbeg Lightvessel and bring ashore a lightkeeper whose father was dying....
This Dramatic Photograph Taken from the Bembridge Lifeboat Shows the Coastguard Helicopter
This dramatic photograph taken from the Bembridge lifeboat shows the Coastguard helicopter making a transfer from Jenny Wren south of the Isle of Wight. The rough sea conditions are very evident.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr. F. G. Reed, Honorary Secretary at Ilfracombe, Believes That a Life-Boat Picture Gallery Is a Major Attraction at Any Holiday Resort With a Life-Boat
Mr. F. G. Reed, honorary secretary at Itfracotnbe, believes that a life-boat picture gallery is a major attraction at any holiday resort with a life-boat. Elsewhere the same view is held. Here Mr. D. Harvey, of Cromer, is pictured with his... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Into the surf
RESCUE6When three teenage girls got trapped in a gulley at the base of cliffs in Caerfai Bay on 5 August, their lives were very much in danger. St Davids’ eponymous D class Saint David Dewi Sant was launched but couldn’t get close enough due...
Category: Articles
The French Lugger Cyrano
On the 12th November the French lugger ! Cyrano, of Brest, stranded about two miles off Mellish during a whole N.E.
gale and very heavy sea. In response to her signals of distress the crew of the \ Motor ...
The Arklow Lightvessel
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 8.45 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1957, a message was received from the Irish Lights Office that a member of the crew of the Arklow lightvessel had been taken ill. At 9.10 the life-boat Inbhear Mor was...
The Fishing Cobles
The fishing cobles put to sea about 6.30 A.M.
on the 28th November. A moderate breeze from the south was then blowing.
About 10.30 A.M. the wind increased in force causing the sea to rise, and it became...
May
Launches 22. Lives rescued 17.
MAY 4TH.. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. Early in the morning , information was received from the coastguard that signals had been seen seven to eight miles N.N.W. of Kinnaird Head, and at...
Category: Services
Message from the Chairman
Towards the close of a year in which greater demands were made on the life-boat service than ever before, I would like to congratulate everyone connected with the service on their splendid achievements and to wish them all a very happy...
Category: Articles
Returning from the Sands
The Walmer life-boat and her crew The 'last photograph is by Mr. Bert. Hardy, of Picture Post, and is reproduced by kind permission of that paper. The other photographs are by Mr. George Goldsmith Carter, author of Looming Lights, A True... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs