LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Snowflake
On the even- ing of the 6th May the coastguard telephoned that a schooner, about one mile N.E. of Holyhead breakwater, was dragging her anchor and flying a dis- tress signal. Some of her sails had been blown away. The motor life-boat A.E.D....
Moneta and Other Yachts
Newhaven, Sussex. — At five in the afternoon, on the 27th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a Brighton police report that a yacht was in dis- tress one mile off Saltdean. At 5.12 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was...
Kitty
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 1st of May, 1955, the Formby coastguard telephoned that a boat had been reported in dis- tress and making heavy weather in the Rock Channel. At 12^.30 the life-boat Edmund and Mary...
Pull Out
Pull out RNLI AGM and APA An invitation to all supporters It has been another busy year for the RNLI. Supporters can re? ect on the events of 2007 at the RNLI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Presentation of Awards (APA) at the...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
A LIFEBOAT DISASTER may have been narrowly averted last December. Soon after the Padstow lifeboat had launched late in the evening of December 7, she was struck by three exceptionally heavy seas. A considerable weight of water dropped almost...
Category: Articles
Summer reads
Will you choose an adventure story to enjoy by the pool, or a handy guide to prepare for a sailing trip?
World Cruising Destinations:
An Inspirational Guide to All Sailing Destinations by Jimmy and Doina...
Category: Articles
A Small Boat (1)
26th July.
A small boat was reported to be in dis- tress off Brighton, but she made New- haven safely.—Rewards, £5 6s..
Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Summary of Its Proceedings from 1st January, 1860, to 31st December, 1861
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Category: Annual Reports
A Speed Boat
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
Norwegian Dream and the Container Vessel Ever Decent (2)
Collision Aftermath The collision between the cruise liner Norwegian Dream and the container vessel Ever Decent off the coast of Kent in the early hours of Tuesday 24 August 1999 comes as a sharp reminder of how important it is to be...