LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret Anne, of Preston
On the 9th February the schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston, laden with coals, was driven ashore north of the harbour of Skerries, in a heavy easterly gale. The Skerries life-boat imme- tliately proceeded to her aid, and took off her crew,...
Nestlea and Dereske
NOVEMBER 1 8 - 2 0TH. - BALTIMORE, COURTMACSHERRY, AND BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK. About 10.30 A.M. a wireless message, which had been picked up at Cork, was received at Baltimore that the steamer Nestlea, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, had been attacked...
Swamped By Waves,
Swamped by waves, the boat goes under Mr Steward and friend Mr A tkinson manage to cling to the ferry, but Mrs Steward is swept under. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Minutes
With huge numbers of visitors expected in the south west for the solar eclipse on 11 August the RNLI and the other emergency services had their contingency plans in place… Mike Floyd watched events unfold at the Coastguard MRCC at Falmouth...
Category: Articles
York Off Road Car Club
Following a sponsored race meeting organised by York Off Road Car Club at Stockton on Forest village hall, the club secretary Jenny Curzon presented a cheque for £349 to the RNLI. The RNLI Grand Prix for radio controlled I/lOth scale... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
July (1)
CRICCIETH, CAERNARVONSHIRE. At about 11.30 in the morning of the 26th March, 1941, a Wellington bomber crashed into the sea, between Criccieth Castle and Harlech. The weather was foggy, with a heavy swell. Two rowing boats, each manned by...
Category: Services
R E Prior & Co
CORNWALL For town, country and waterside property on or near Falmouth Harbour, Carrick Roads and Helford River R.E.PRIOR ft CO Surveyors Valuers Esiate Agents R. E. PRIOR, F.R.I.C.S.
3 Market Street,...
Category: Advertisement
SAVED IN SECONDS
What can happen in 10 minutes? For coastal lifeboat stations, that can be the time needed for dedicated volunteers to drop whatever they’re doing, form a crew and launch. For those at Tower Lifeboat Station, it’s a different...
Category: Articles
Tic Tac and Fishing Boats Sea Breeze, Kingfisher and Mary Arden
New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 9.30 a.m. on ist October, 1966, four local fishing boats were still at sea between New Quay and Aberystwyth, when a storm was reported. The life-boat St.
Albans was launched at 9.42 in a gale...
Lifeboat lottery
SUMMER LOTTERY
Ms Oke of Cheshire scooped the £5,000 first prize in the Summer Lifeboat
Lottery and enjoyed a visit to Hoylake Lifeboat Station to celebrate her win.
Category: Articles