Shortly after 1 A.M. on the 17th July signals of distress were seen about half a mile to the north of the harbour, and in response the Life-boat Mary Isabella was launched. She found the schooner Jessie Sinclair of Port St. Mary, with four...
Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—On the 26th October, 1939, a whole N.E. by N.
gale was blowing, with a very rough sea in Eyemouth Bay. Four local fishing boats were waiting to enter the port.
The motor life-boat...
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain George Lamey, of Clovelly. He has been an officer of the life-boat for eighteen years, and coxswain for the past twelve years. In 1944 he was awarded the Institution's thanks on vellum for...
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DOCTOR'S APPEAL At 9 a.m. on 7th February, 1964, the doctor on Sark asked the honorary secretary through the St. John Ambulance Commissioner if the life-boat could take an injured woman from Sark for treatment at Guernsey Hospital. There...
The Duke of Kent described the decision to establish the head office in Poole as bold, and also wise; he was pleased to see the familiar stone lifeboatman still at the door, now gazing out to sea. A service of dedication was conducted by The... - View image in PDF
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B.E.M. Presentation When Mr. John Davics, M.P., Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, presented awards at a ceremony at Lancaster House, London, in June, Mr. Henry Philcox, the Second Coxswain of the Shoreham Harbour life-boat, received...
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St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 3.45 p.m. on 8th October, 1965, the States maintenance engineer notified the deputy harbourmaster that the States of Guernsey launch St. Anne had found it impossible to take three maintenance men off the Platte...
Mrs Jean Rose, president of Heworth ladies' guild since 1992 having previously served as founder chairman since 1968. Until 1945 she had been a member of the Port Rush committee in Ireland and after moving to England inthat year she...
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Goodbye and good luck Dave! Retiring Port Talbot station honorary secretary, Dave Aubrey (pictured left) hands the reins over to his successor Robert Harris. Dave has served the Institution for over 30 years, 24 of them as station honorary... - View image in PDF
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In the Spring issue of The Lifeboat you showed the Simmons family of Sheringham crewing the inshore lifeboat. In 1974 rny sons David and Martin crewed the Port Isaac inshore lifeboat with me and I believe that this was the first ILB family... - View image in PDF
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