LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Drifter
28th September A drifter had struck the rocks, but her crew got away in a small boat and were picked up by a fishing boat.—Rewards, £10 7s. 6d..
(B) the Severn Closes In.
In photo(B) the Severn closes in. The tow parts and with Green Lily's bow away from the wind and creating a slight lee the Severn has an opportunity to go in.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Old .The End of the Ketch "Ceres."
ON 24th November the ketch Ceres, of Bude, Cornwall, left Swansea for Bude with a cargo of eighty tons of slag.
Her crew was a skipper and a mate.
They intended to go over Bideford Bar for the night, but...
Category: Articles
January (1)
JANUARY MEETING ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At about 5 in the afternoon of the 21st June, 1940, the coastguard reported a ship’s boat drifting some five miles north of Ilfracombe. A light N.N.W. wind was blowing, with a slight sea.
Category: Services
A Fishing Boat (1)
Portaskaig, Argyllshire.—3rd July. A fishing boat of Colonsay was overdue, but she could not be found, having drifted ashore.—Rewards, £9 7s..
A Coasting Vessel
27th July. A coasting vessel foundered, but her crew of four were rescued by another vessel.
—Rewards, £17 12s..
A Small Boat (6)
20th July. A small boat had been reported in diffi- culties, but she was picked up by a cargo steamer.—Rewards, £4 18s. 6d..
A Yacht (2)
Dover, Kent.—18th July. A yacht was flying a distress signal, but she was taken in tow by a motor boat.—Rewards, £1 5s..
The Flamborough, Yorkshire, Life-Boat Towing Into Bridlington Harbour the Fishery Research Vessel Trellina
The Flamborough, Yorkshire, life-boat towing into Bridlington harbour the fishery research vessel Trellina which had her nets entangled round her propeller off Flamborough Head in July, 1970.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Arbroath Takes the Trophy
Arbroath crew members returned home triumphant in July after beating 12 other teams, from organisations al) over the north-east of Scotland, in an RNLI challenge fundraising event.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs