LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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SICK MAN FROM LIGHTHOUSE LANDED Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 15th June, 1963, the Commissioners of Irish Lights telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a keeper on Skelligs Rock fighthouse was very ill and to...
Sittingbourne's Celebrated
Sittingbourne's celebrated whistling postman, Dale Howling, completed his eighth annual charity cycle ride for Sittingbourne branch in just two days in May last year. Dale cycled nearly 200 miles visiting en route all eight Kent lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Elsie
JUNE 25TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 7.13 P.M. a message was received from the Berry Head coastguard that a small boat, with two people on board, appeared to be in distress 2 miles S.W. by S. of the Torquay coastguard look-out hut. A W.N.W. breeze...
H.M.S. Beaver
BLAKKNBY, NOBFOLK.—The Eettie Lifeboat was launched at about 10 P.M. on the 25th November, signal rockets having been seen indicating a ship in distress on the West Sand. On reaching the spot the Life-boat found H.M.S. Beaver...
A Rubber Dinghy from a Wellington Bomber
OCTOBER 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
At 12.50 in the afternoon the landlord of the Crown Inn, on the sea front, was serving in his bar. The morning had been foggy, but at that moment the sun came through and as it did so...
Mayflower
When the mail steamer Isle of Sark arrived from Jersey on the morning of the 9th January, the captain reported to the harbour master that a small steamer appeared to be in difficulties about three miles S.W. of Sark. He had seen large...
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On the morning of the 2nd April it was reported that two young men, who had set out on the previous afternoon to explore the cliffs and caves at Studland, had not been seen since. Passenger steamers plying between Swanage and Bourne- mouth...
MUD RESCUE MORECAMBE 18 MAY
A 14-year-old girl was rescued by Morecambe lifeboat crew after being trapped up to her waist in mud for 90 minutes. Morecambe’s inshore rescue hovercraft crew, accompanied by a Coastguard rescue helicopter, headed to the scene, locating the...
Category: Articles
Award for Coxswain
COXSWAIN David Cox, of Wells, Norfolk, has been accorded the thanks of the Institution on vellum for an attempted service to the yacht Kiskadee on the night of 29th-3oth August, 1964.
A report that a yacht was burning a red...
Category: Services
The S.S. Tekoa
ALDEBURGH.—At 1.45 P.M. on the 8th June a message by telephone was received stating that a large steamer was aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was at that time in no danger, had no signals flying, and as the tide was flowing it was decided...