LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rowing Boat (2)
Eastbourne, Sussex - At 3.53 p.m.
on 3ist October, 1966, news was received that one of the local angling club's rowing boats was missing. She had last been seen drifting west, off Beachy Head, with two men on board. The...
Fishing Boats
Anstruther, Fife - At 12.30 p.m. on 27th February, 1967, it was seen that the local fishing fleet was standing off the harbour awaiting the tide to flood sufficiently in order to enter. There was a gale force southerly wind with a very heavy...
How You Are Likely to End Up After Competing In the 'Daft Raft Race' Organised By Shetland Branch of the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club In Lerwick Harbour Crews and Their Craft In Last May's Race Were
How you are likely to end up after competing in the 'Daft Raft Race' organised by Shetland branch of the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club in Lerwick Harbour. Crews and their craft in last May's race were judged for ingenuity, bravery... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
President's Visit:
President's visit: The Duke of Kent with Coxswain Peter Bougourd aboard St Peter Port, Guernsey, lifeboat during a visit to the island in July. The RNLI's President met members of the lifeboat community and also the chairman and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
All Hands to the Pumps
On the night of 22 June 1988 the fishing vessel Marigold tan on to rocks at Polkirt beach, 500 yards from Mevagissey Harbour and was badly holed. An overnight operation by a local boatbuilder, the coastguards and fire brigade patched the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Category: Advertisement
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Weymouth lifeboat craw were conducting a man overboard exercise on Sunday 19 May 2002 when an unexpected guest came along to land a helping flipper.
Randy the dolphin is a popular local celebrity in the area and appeared...
The Motor Fishing Coble Silver Line
AUGUST 28TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
The local motor fishing coble Silver Line, with a crew of four, was at sea in a strong east-north-east wind, with a rough sea and rain. As the weather grew worse she was in danger of being...
Darts Debut
Dart, the RNLI’s newest lifeboat station, had its first shout on 24 November 2007.
Relief D class lifeboat Bob Savage and her crew were called out to recover a young man who had been thrown from his speedboat after hitting...
Category: Articles
Life-Boatman Overboard
A Rescue at Portrush.
A VIOLENT westerly gale, with gusts at 70 miles an hour, swept across the British Isles on 19th October, 1935, with loss of life and great damage to property ashore and afloat. Twelve life-boats were...
Category: Services