LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

1 November 2011: A fouled net is quite a common problem for fishermen around our coasts, but the crew of the trawler Sally-Jane were shocked to find that their nets had snagged on a wrecked yacht. Fearing for the...

Launches 22. Lives rescued 7.

NOVEMBER 6TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.

During the afternoon the motor fishing boat Dan O’Connell, of Arklow, with a crew of five, ran out of fuel as she was coming in, and...

14th Sep- tember. A yacht had appeared to be flying a signal of distress, but was found to be at anchor with clothing hoisted in the-rigging.—Rewards, £6 13s..

Coaster founders AN ICELANDIC COASTER, Tungufoss, in distress four miles south of Longships Lighthouse, was reported by Land's End Coastguard to the deputy launching authority of Sennen Cove lifeboatstation at 2027 on Saturday September...

Sub-zero escort THE 445-TON CARGO VESSEL Mare, of Honduras, on route from Rotterdam to Dundalk with a cargo of iron ore, ran into difficulties on the night of January 12, 1987 when her load shifted and she developed a 20 to 30 degree list,...

January gales A HALFDECKER motor fishing boat was seen to be dragging her anchors off Arranmore, Aran Island, on the afternoon of Wednesday January 11, 1984.

A gale was blowing from the north west, the seas were very rough...

Pier rescue attempt THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER of Brighton Palace Pier, Graham Sweetman, was in his office at the shore end of the pier with his part-time colleague Payman Akhaveissy, an Iranian student, at 1615 on the afternoon of Sunday...

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE— 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1955. 1954 £ 216,657 385 32,751 9,758 354 37,173 11,126 EXPENDITURE LIFE-BOATS :— New Life- boats for the following Stations : On account — Berwick - on - Tweed, Campbeltown, ...