LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Glad Tidings and Radiant Morn
Amble, Northumberland.—At 1.32 on the afternoon of the 1st of June, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that thefishing boat Glad Tidings had left Druridge Bay for Amble, but that conditions on the Amble harbour bar were dangerous. At 2.17...
LOVIN’ SUMMER
We had so much fun at fundraising events around the UK and RoI over the Summer, we had to share some of the photos with you!
Thank you so much to everyone who took part or donated. To find out what’s coming up over the...
Category: Articles
May (1)
GOUROCK, RENFREWSHIRE. Just before midnight on the 4th of September, 1942, the naval tug Romsey, with a crew of 20, dragged her anchor off Gourock pier, and the outwardbound steamer Lairdsburn ran her down.
She sank in a...
Category: Services
Fish Carrier Khartoum
During foggy but smooth weather on the 6th June, information was received that a trawler had run ashore on the Bell Buoy Shoal, Scroby Sands. The crew of the Mark Lane were promptly assembled and the boat, in tow of a tug, proceeded to the...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 26th June, 1930.
SIR GODFREY BARING, BT., in the Chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.
The Annie Ronald (of " Oak-...
Category: Committee
IRB Launches. Rescues by IRB's in June were Carried out by the Following Stations
SCOTLAND Broughty Ferry, Angus - At 8.45 p.m. on 5th June, 1967, a small yacht wasseen to capsize near the Craig buoy. At this time another three yachts were also capsized by a sudden squall. The yacht club rescue boat while attempting to...
Category: Services
Bookshelf
some r e c e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s r e v i e w e d WEST HIGHLAND SHORES by Maldwin Drummond Published by Nautical Books at £19.95 ISBN 07136 5860 6 Maldwin Drummond is not only a Vice President on the RNLI's Committee of...
Category: Articles
New Venture (1)
Sinking fishing boat NITON RADIO advised Solent Coastguard at 2031 on Saturday December30, 1978, that the 42ft fishing vessel New Venture reported to be midway between Nab Tower and Hayling Island had sent a message by VHP that she was...
New Brighton's Atlantic Class Moves In and Begins to Recover the Casualty from the Water While County Rescue Waits a Few Lengths Downwind.
New Brighton's Atlantic class moves in and begins to recover the casualty from the water while County Rescue waits a few lengths downwind.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
People and Places
Lifeboats in the South Seas - in TongaJust before Christmas, Swanage lifeboat station received news of their old lifeboat, Thomas Markby, which served at the station from 1928 to 1949.
The letter came from the Kingdom of...
Category: Articles