LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Irish Air Force Seaplane (1)
Launches 37. Lives Rescued 12.
MARCH. 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. A the message was received at Rosslare at 4.55 P.M.
that an Irish Air Force seaplane had come down in the sea off...
The Herring Boat British Sovereign
Three days afterwards the same Life- >oat was called out to the aid of the icrring boat British Sovereign, which had Iriven on the Annat Bank. When the jife-hoat reached her she was taking the «a heavily on the starboard quarter and...
The Fishin Boat Aurora
PETERHEAD.—It was reported at o'clock on the morning of the 24th September that a vessel was on the rocks at Scotstown Head, about six miles to the N. of Peterhead. A thick mist prevailed at the time, and as a strong breeze was blowing...
The Danish Schooner Sif
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.—2nd Julv, 1939. The Danish schooner Sif, of Marstal, appeared to be in difficulties, but she was only waiting for a pilot.— Rewards, £5 15s. Qd..
The "Gorden Warren."
A motor life-boat of the 32-feet surf type which replaced the tubular life-boat at Rhyl in 1939.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The South Goodwin Lightvessel
On the night of the 26th-27th November, 1954, the South Goodwin lightvessel broke adrift in a gale and at daylight was found to be lying on her beam ends. The Dover, Ramsgate and Walmer life-boats were all launch- ed, but the sole survivor...
The Fishing Boat
Plymouth, Devon - At 4.22 p.m. on 6th April, 1969, the coastguardinformed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat, with a crew of five on board, had broken down in Whitsand bay. At 4.40 the life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse slipped...
The Barrels Lightvessel
Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 9.30 a.m.
on i6th May, 1965, the Irish Lights Office asked the honorary secretary for the use of the life-boat to take a sick man off the Barrels lightvessel. There was a light southerly breeze and...
The Danish Vessel Zita
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 6 a.m.
on 20th November, 1965, a request was received from the Danish vessel Zita for a tow as her engines had broken down. The life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at 6.45 in a gentle...
The Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Central Committee of the Life-boat Saturday Fund and the District and Local Life-boat Saturday Committees through- out the country deserve the hearty congratulations of all friends to the Life-boat cause for the pluck and " staying...
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