LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ben Henshaw and the S.S. Saint Oran
Ramsey, IsIe-of-Man.—At 9.50 on the morning of the 17th of February, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the motor tanker Ben Henshaw, of London (which was two miles to the north-east) was flying a signal for a doctor. As the weather was...
Briarbank and Katreen
Buckie, Banffshire.—At 9.15 on the night of the 20th of January, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the local fishing boat Briarbank was tow- ing the fishing boat Katreen to Buckie, but that the weather was becoming worse. Ten minutes...
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BOY RESCUED AFTER CLIFF FALL New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 1.45 on the afternoon of the 1st June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boy had fallen over the cliffs between Llangranog and Yyns Lochtyn, and that...
Farida
Swanage, Dorset. At 11.59 on the night of the 29th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that Niton radio station had received a signal from the Dutch tanker Capricornus that she was standing by the yacht Farida...
Annual Awards 1979
ANNUAL AWARDS 1979 The Maud Smith Award for the most outstanding act of lifesaving by a lifeboatman during 1979 has been made to Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan for the rescue of the crew of four of the Panamanian cargo vessel Revi in a...
Category: Awards
A Boat
Swamped LOCHGILPHEAD POLICE informed Clyde Coastguard on the afternoon of Sunday September 11, 1983, that a report had been received of a boat in distress in Loch Fyne, between Ardrishaig and Kilfinnan. Further investigations were made and...
Chloe (1)
Brothers and stations unite When Red Bay lifeboat crew were paged, there was no immediate threat to life for the couple on the yacht, Chtoe. Yet at Red Bay station brothers Tom and Paddy McLaughlin remember thinking: 'It was blowing a...
Annual Awards
The RNLI’s Annual Presentation of Awards was held in London’s Barbican Centre on 22 May with guest of honour HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. She presented the RNLI’s Silver Medal for Gallantry to Torbay Coxswain Mark Criddle for his part in...
Category: Articles
The Admiralty L.C.T.711 and Her Consort, L.C.T.723
DECEMBER 22ND. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
At 4.55 in the afternoon the Portland Bill coastguard telephoned that a red distress signal had been seen a mile north of the Shambles Light-vessel. A strong southsouth- west wind was...
The 37-Foot Yacht Gannet (1)
JUNE 5TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE, AND LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE. Two Americans left Liverpool in the 37-foot yacht Gannet to sail home across the Atlantic. With them was a third man who was to leave them at...