LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ros Molt
At 10.40 a.m. on llth June, 1969, information was received that a fishing vessel was in difficulties at Loop head, County Clare. The lifeboat Rowland Watts slipped her moorings at 10.50. The tide was flooding. At 4.15 the life-boat came up...
Leeds Shoreline Club
A scale model of the Barra Island Solent class lifeboat, Hugh William Viscount Gough, was a great attraction, especially for children, when on display in the Leeds Merrion shopping centre.
The model, made by Brian Hobson... - View image in PDF
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F.V. Brigg
Life in the old girl yet! The Robert, Beaumaris1 Watson class lifeboat bid a fine farewell during her passage back to the RNLI's Poole depot following her withdrawal from service in July.
She was called into service...
Antique Valuers Mr W Cooper of Boulton and Cooper
Antique valuers Mr W. Cooper of Boulton and Cooper Ltd and Mr N. Brooksbank of Christie's Ltd, York, intent on items brought to them by guests at Helmsley ladies guild's antiques valuation evening held at Queen Mary's School,... - View image in PDF
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Home from the Sea:
Home from the sea: a welcome through the airport window for Ha/lur Helgason, third engineer of the Icelandic coaster Tungufoss, from his wife and his little son Halli.
Hallur Helgason was one of the crew of 11 rescued by... - View image in PDF
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Down to the Last Detail: a Model of Rnlb Ruby and Arthur Reed
EVERY PIPE, every cable, even the oilcan and the radio telephone instructions, all to scale, can be found in a beautiful and meticulous model of Cromer's 48ft 6in Oakley lifeboat which was presented to the Institution last December....
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Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley, who was appearing in the play 'Scenes from a Voyage to the Indies' at Nottingham Playhouse, presents a cheque for £500 to Colin Westland-Garnetl (ct, honorary secretarv of Nottingham and District branch, and... - View image in PDF
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Brian Sockett Is Taking a Bath Around the Racing Circuit at Lydden Kent the Person Powered Push Which Entailed People from the Dover Area Pulling Or Pushing Peculiar Articles Around the Circui
Brian Socket! is taking a bath around the racing circuit at Lydden, Kent. The Person Powered Push which entailed people from the Dover area pulling or pushing peculiar articles around the circuit brought in £1,098.60 for the lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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Top Filler
Richard Hill (left), a regular at the Manor House Inn in Ditcheat, Somerset, is an enthusiastic RNLI supporter - with his powers of persuasion he manages to maintain a constant flow of donations from friends and other... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Gryfevale
DEC. 22ND. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND At 1.40 P.M. the coastguardtelephoned that a vessel had struck a mine north of the Tyne. The sea was slight, with a westerly wind blowing. The motor lifeboat John Pyemont was launched at 2.20...