LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Dredger Delta
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of December, 1956, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that the dredger Delta had engine trouble and was in danger of drifting on to the revetment wall a mile and a half north of...
Arripay
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 30th of January, 1948, the crew of three of the motor barge Arripay, of London, abandoned her in a rowing boat, during a south-westerly gale near the Swin Bell Buoy, with three feet of water in her engine-room....
Sea Venture
TOW FOR FISHING BOAT IN FOG Dungeness, Kent. At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 6th May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing boat Sea Venture was overdue. She had last been seen south of Newcombe buoy at...
Feature Bringing History Alive
When was the last time you visited a museum or a historic site? The best places are those that bring history to life, for children and adults. If the museum inspires you, not only will you have a great day out. you will leave knowing far...
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The Danish Cargo Vessel Lone Dania
Two lifeboats capsize and right A DANISH CARGO VESSEL, Lone Diinia, in distress six miles north west of Skerryvore Lighthouse was reported by HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Barra Island lifeboat station at 2355 on Saturday...
Competitive Trials With Sailing Life-Boats
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, fully recognising the responsi- bility which rests upon it to provide the Life-boat crews with the best possible means for conducting their life-saving work, decided in the year 1891 to carry out a...
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Lifeboat Services
Environmental disaster prevented Bronze medal for Thurso Coxswain and awards to Thurso and Longhope crews Thurso lifeboat Coxswain William Farquhar has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal for bravery for his part in an incident...
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John
APPLEDORE, DEVON. — The Life-boat Robert and Catherine was launched at 7.45 P.M. on the 2nd March, and rescued the crew of three men from the ketch John, of and for Bideford, from Lydney with coal, which was totally wrecked near the bar buoy...
Books
Guides for lifeboat enthusiasts For those who are fascinated by the history of an individual station, who want to trace a relief lifeboat through its travels from station to station, or who just want to check their facts and figures, these...
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Elmela (1)
Aground on Goodwins REPORTS OF SHIP'S LIGHTS in the vicinity of East Goodwin Buoy were passed to the honorary secretary of Walmer lifeboat station by Dover Straits Coastguard at 2130 on Saturday December 10, 1977. The East Goodwin...