LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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While putting Lifeboat magazine together, we get to speak with some incredible people. They all say they’re just regular folk, but we know they’re achieving extraordinary things....
Category: Articles
Mary Lloyd and Elizabeth
FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather, rain and hail, on the evening of the llth April, the three-masted schooner Mary Lloyd, of Carnarvon, laden with slates, from...
Enfant de Bretagne (1)
Trawler taking water A FRENCH TRAWLER, Enfant de Bretagne, broadcast a Mayday call on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 2, 1975, saying that she was taking water in heavy weather in position 320°M 18 miles from St Ives Head. This...
The Half-Pence Scheme
The half-pence scheme My grandad and nan have been saving half-pennies for the lifeboat service for 28 years. Of course they receive a receipt for what they hand in but my brother Paul and I feel sure they would love to see a few words of...
Category: Correspondence
The Norwegian Coaster Sonnodd
Norwegian coaster towed off reef by Mallaig lifeboat On 16 April 1991, coxswain Tommy Ralston of Mallaig lifeboat station sighted from his house the Norwegian coaster Sonnodd heading for the reef to the north of Mallaig...
Zircon
On the bar THE SERVICE BY FWLLHELi lifeboat and Criccieth ILB to the yacht Zircon during the early hours of September 1, 1977, was reported in the winter 1977/78 issue of THE LIFEBOAT. Zircon, with four people on board, had run aground...
Penlee
PENLEE, Friday February 14, 1986: at 0630 Penlee's 52 ft Arun class lifeboat, Mabel Alice, with Coxswain Ken Thomas at the helm, set out in a force 10 east by southerly storm and poor visibility. The Guernsey registered coaster, Roy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Eyes Have It
The eyes have it Whoever chose the model for the fold-out part of the front cover of the Lifeboat Spring 2002 issue did well.
The girl is immediately captivating and gives the image of enthusiasm and ability, but it is the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Enterprise Dinghy Spirtle
Dinghy adrift in strong breeze THE HONORARY SECRETARY Of ThurSO lifeboat station saw a dinghy in difficulties in Thurso Bay with a small motor boat trying to tow her towards Scrabster but making little headway. Both boats were drifting east...
Dinghies
Mass Capsize AT 3.11 p.m. on May 28 it was learnt that dinghies from the Shoreham, Sussex, yacht club were capsizing and theyacht club rescue craft did not seem able to cope with them, in particular one dinghy 100 yards off the harbour. The...