LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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FOUR YOUNG MEN RESCUED FROM ROCKS Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 7th July, 1962, the coastguard told the second coxswain of a police report from Seaton Carew that four young men had been cut off by the tide on...
A Boat (3)
Newhaven, Sussex - At 5.47 p.m. on 24th November, 1966, a report came from Roedean School that cries for help had been heard from just off the cliffs.
The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launchedat 5.55. It was three hours...
A Dinghy (7)
Penlee, Cornwall - At 6 p.m. on 22nd July, 1967, a report was received that a dinghy had capsized between Newlyn and Penzance. A man was seen clinging to her. The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched at 6.14 in a strong north easterly...
Robin Castle Has Been Coxswain /Mechanic of Sheerness Lifeboat
Robin Castle has been coxswain /mechanic of Sheerness lifeboat since 1981.
In 1987 he was awarded a Bronze medal in recognition of his superb initiative, skill and courage during the famous 'October Hurricane' of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeguards award
The Alison Saunders’ Lifeguarding Award 2010 will be presented to Jamie Rowlands and Andy Waterfield of Polzeath Beach, Cornwall, for rescuing two surfers on 29 October.
In a demonstration of seamanship worthy of an...
Category: Articles
The Wreck Register and Chart for 1875-6
A perusal of the Annual Wreck Register recently issued for the year commencing on the 1st July, 1875, and ending on the 30th June, 1876, is by no means encou- raging. The wrecks and casualties which it so minutely and accurately chronicles...
Category: Articles
Entertainment of the Medallists In London
COXSWAIN WILLIAM ROBINSON of Newbiggin, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Dent, the representatives of the twenty-five women launchers of Newbiggin, and the five other Bronze Medallists who attended the Annual Meeting to be decorated, were the guests of...
Category: Articles
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
LIST OF OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT.
Capt. H.R.H. The DUKE OF YORK, R.N., K.G.
PRESIDENT OP THE LADIES' AUXILIARIES—H.E.H. The DUCHESS OF YORK.
CENTRAL...
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David Scott Cowper's Ex- Watson Class Lifeboat Mabel E. Holland Beached at Depot Bay, Fort Ross to Carry Out Temporary Repairs During Her Epic Cicumnavigati
David Scott Cowper's ex- Watson class lifeboat Mabel E. Ho/land beached at Depot Bay, Fort Ross to carry out temporary repairs during her epic cicumnavigation via the North West Passage. One of the illustrations from Northwest Passage... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
South/Midlands/East Community News
Cowes
COWES CUTS ITS PLASTIC
As well as saving lives at sea, Cowes lifeboat crew are playing their part in saving the planet – by cutting down on plastic. Small changes can make a big difference and, in...
Category: Articles