LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
20 Medals for Cromer & Gorleston.
The famous life-boat stations at Cromer and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston have won for two services in August and October 20 medals, 25 vellums and £234 in money awards. The first service was to six steamers wrecked close together on the...
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Whitstable October 27 1987:
WHITSTABLE, October 27, 1987: the station's Atlantic 21 shepherds the yacht Porta Coeli into harbour after she had fired distress flares, drifting near the Spaniard buoy. She had suffered engine failure and her lone occupant had been in... - View image in PDF
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Launches
ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Feb 9,16,19,20, Mar 29 D-536:Feb 20,Mar 28,Apr 20 ABERDOVEY B-758:Feb 19,Mar 2,Apr 21 ABERSOCH B-79ftApr 13,20,27,28 ABERYSTWYTH B-704:Feb 26 B-754:Apr 16,28 ACHILL ISLAND ON-1240(14-28):Mar21 ON-1245(14-29):Feb 19,20... - View image in PDF
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Guy and Clare Hunter In Gale Force Winds Standing By the \Acht Braemar Before Taking Her In Tow May 22 1967
Guy and Clare Hunter, in gale force winds, standing by the acht Braemar before taking her in tow. May 22, 1967. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Bowman Richard Lethbridge. - View image in PDF
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De Meeuw
OCTOBER 13TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At noon two Belgians were fishing between Berry Head and Hope’s Nose when the engine of their motor trawler De Meeuw broke down. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with rain squalls and steep, breaking seas....
The Costa Rican Tanker Aster and French Steamer Fauzon
Walmer, Kent.—About five o'clock on the afternoon of the 10th of January, 1953, shipping agents in Dover tele- phoned that a steamer was asking for help five miles east of the East Good- win lightvessel. At 5.15 the life-boat Charles...
Aberystwyth: on Saturday August 20 a Fine Warm Day After a Night of Violent Thunder Storms Aberystwyth's New Mk Iv Zodiac D Class Inflatable Twin-Engined Lifeboat
Aberystwyth: On Saturday August 20, a fine, warm day after a night of violent thunder storms, Aberystwyth's new Mk IV Zodiac D class inflatable, twin-engined lifeboat was handed over and a service of dedication was held for the... - View image in PDF
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De Guilala
Ilfracombe, Devon - At 8.30 p.m.
on 8th June, 1967, it was seen that peopleon board a cabin cruiser drifting off Capstone Hill were signalling for assistance.
The life-boat Lloyd's II was launched at 9...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 11th June, 1891.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
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