LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
China
PiEii, LANCASHIRE.—At 6 A.M. on the 4th September the William Eirkett Lifeboat was launched in reply to signals, to the assistance of the barque China, of Porsgrund, Norway. The boat was towed by the steam-tug Ajax, and when about two miles,...
A Speed Boat
Stromness, Orkneys. At 5.45 p.m.
on igth October, 1965, the honorary secretary informed the coastguard that a man and his son had left Burray in a fifteen-foot speedboat which had been laid up for over a year. At 7.50 the...
Maria Dolores
FISHERMAN WAVED At 10.25 a.m. on 8th May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the local fishing coble Maria Dolores, which had a crew of three, appeared to need help off Saltscar and that one of the fishermen was waving. At...
Fair Maid
MFV sinking SKEGNESS LIFEBOAT, the 37ft Oakley Charles Fred Crantham, launched at 1730 on Wednesday October 4, 1978, to go to the help of the fishing boat Fair Maid aground three miles north of the station in a dangerous position. It was a...
The French Racing Yacht Corum
Torbay lifeboat Ralph and Bonella Farrant returns to Torquay Harbour with the French racing yacht Corum and her 12-man crew in tow. The 45ft sloop had been in danger of foundering on the rocks off Hopes Nose after her rudder snapped in a...
A British Aeroplane (2)
MAY 13TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN.
A British aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but her crew of two were rescued by the lifeboat coxswain, who was out in his fishing boat at the time. - Rewards, £3 15s. (See Dunbar,...
Robert John Gammon
June, 1984 Robert John Gammon, motor mechanic of The Mumbles lifeboat from 1947 to 1971 after serving for three months as assistant motor mechanic. Mr Gammon was awarded the Royal Humane Society testimonial inscribed on vellum in...
Category: Obituaries
He Can Bearly Wait - Berwicks Bear,
He can bear~ly wait - Berwicks Bear, AKA crew member Alistair Laing, waits excitedly for the opening of the Berwickupon- Tweed fete on 11 August. Over 2,000people attended the event, which included a stunning search and rescue display, and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Royal Wish Fulfilled
Royal wish fulfilled When Her Royal Highness Princess Anne named Southendon- Sea's new Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat last May, she confided in broadcaster Raymond Baxter, chairman of the RNLI's public relations committee,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Christmas Card and Calendar
As in previous years, the Institution is issuing this autumn a Life-boat Calen- dar for next year. It is also issuing, for the first time, a Life-boat Christmas card, and we hope that readers of The Lifeboat will buy this calendar for their...
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