LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motor Life-Boats of the Institution. No. 1.—The 60-Feet Barnett Type
THE 60-feet Barnett type of Motor Life- boat is the largest, fastest and most powerful in the Institution's Fleet, with the exception of the one Motor Life- boat designed and built for the special circumstances of service in the Straits...
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Motor Life-Boats of the Institution. No. 3.—The 45-Feet 6-Inches Watson (Cabin) Type
THE 45-feet 6-inches Watson (Cabin) Motor Life-boat was the first type of Motor Life-boat in the Institution's fleet to be provided with a cabin, and the first of the type was built in 1923.
This Life-boat is a...
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Floralie
French trawler THE FRENCH TRAWLER Floralie, 30 miles off Trevose Head on a bearing of 287°, reported in the early hours of Friday October 17, 1980, that she had a serious leak and needed immediate assistance. HMS Pollington, 40 miles...
M.V. Cantonad
Storm search BRIXHAM COASTGUARD asked the honorary secretary of St Peter Port lifeboat station at 2030 on Thursday January 4 to put the lifeboat on stand by for MV Cantonad, a 2,200 ton Greek freighter with a crew of 16, reported listing...
Rito
Submerged object struck HM COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Filey lifeboat station at 2048 on Tuesday December 20, 1983, that the coaster Rito was in difficulty three miles north east of Filey Brigg.
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Bather in difficulty HUMBER COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Mablethorpe lifeboat station at 1634 on Friday August 19, 1983, that a bather was in difficulty at Theddlethorpe, about three miles to the north of the station....
A Salmon Coble
Propeller fouled AT 1050 on -Monday June 25, 1984, Pentland Coastguard contacted Wick lifeboat station's deputy launching authority with the news that a salmon coble was in difficulties off Ackergill. At 1100 the relief 48ft 6in Solent...
Heye P.
Coaster on rocks A VESSEL on the rocks at Prawle Point was reported to the honorary secretary of Salcombe lifeboat station by Prawle Point Coastguard at 2233 on Sunday December 16, 1979. Less than ten minutes later Salcombe's 47ft Watson...
St Margarite
On Scroby Sand WHILE WORKING aboard their lifeboat on Saturday December, 1979, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston crew, at 1758, heard a mayday from the fishing vessel St Margarite. Coxswain/Mechanic Richard Hawkins told Yarmouth Coastguard that...
Fishing Boats (1)
Fishermen saved after 20 hours in ferocious blizzard It took a joint effort by the Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh lifeboats, RAF and coastguard helicopters and local fishermen to locate two friends who got lost while out whelking on 27...