LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Penguin, of Dartmouth
MARCH 27TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. About 6.15 in the evening the coastguard reported that a motor yacht had stopped and that a blanket was being waved from her. The motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched at 6.30 in a...
The Ramsey Fishing Smack Majestic
SEPTEMBER 10TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 5.12 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the Ramsey fishing smack Majestic had not returned from the fishing grounds. A southerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. A further message was...
Membership rates increase
If you’re a Shoreline member of the RNLI, the rate of your membership is rising for the first time in 4 years: it will now cost an additional £2. RNLI Governors are being asked to pay an additional £8 per...
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Pulled from the brink
28 April: Tower A drowning man was pulled from the River Thames and resuscitated by crew and the police after he was spotted floating face down in the water. Helmsman Kevin Maynard explains: ‘One of the police...
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A Motor Launch
MAY 11TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 6.16 P .M. a message was received from the coastguard at Cliff End that a motor launch off Barton-on-Sea had broken down, and that its occupants were waving clothing to attract attention. As the sea...
Zamaya, of Dartmouth
JULY 14TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
At 9.43 in the morning the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that there was a boat about two miles off shore, and, a few minutes later, that she was hove to and showing a distress signal. The...
The Irish Steamer Kerrymore
NOVEMBER 21ST. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 12.55 in the morning the watchman reported rockets and flares from a ship between South Shear Buoy and Tuskar, and at 1.5 the motor life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched. A southerly...
An Aeroplane (168)
NOVEMBER 24TH. - THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 12.50 P.M. the police telephoned that a German aeroplane had been shot down three miles S.W. of The Lizard.
A westerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat...
R.A.F. Salvage Vessel Dutch Lady
MARCH 21ST. - SHOREHAM HAR-BOUR, SUSSEX. At 5.18 in the afternoon a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel off Goring was leaking badly and needed the help of a life-boat. There was no wind and the sea was smooth, but there...
Empire Daffodil
JANUARY 21ST. - ABERDEEN. At 10.25 A.M. Findon coastguard reported a vessel two miles S. by E. flying a distress signal, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched at 10.45 A.M. A moderate E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy...