LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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First there was the competition announced in the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT, the prize for which was a BMW Series 7 motor car generously...

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on the 5th November the local fishing cobles Four Sons, Sarah Elizabeth and Betty II put out to the fishing grounds During the morning the wind backed into the north-east and increased to a strong gale, with...

Fully impressed as we are with the conviction that more life-boat stations, and improved organization of the boats already established, are the two most pressing wants on our coasts, we are gratified to be able to announce that since the...

Caister, Norfolk.—At 6.13 A.M. on the 25th November, 1937, the watchman reported that a vessel was blowingcontinuously on her siren. A light west breeze was blowing, with a slight sea, and the weather was foggy. The pulling and sailing...

Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 12.25 P-mon loth May, 1966, the local doctor asked the honorary secretary if the lifeboat could be used to convey an urgent surgical case from Jura Island to Islay, as the weather was too bad for the small ferry...

RescUe OUT In A FLASH When three children were suddenly torn out of their depth by a rip current at a Devon beach, they were in danger of being thrown onto rocks – or worse Rip currents are the main surf hazard for beach goers – they can...

No. of When No. | STATION. Length. Breadth. Oare. Station* ENGLAND. Ft. ID. Ft. in. 1 NORTHUMBERLAND BERWICK-ON-TWEED - - -: ...

FEBRUARY 2ND. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. The S.S. Prins Knud, of Copenhagen, had stranded, but her crew would not leave her. - Rewards, £17 5s.