LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Adventure, George and Margaret and Louisa Twyzell (1)
Blyth, and Newbiggin, Northumber- land.—At 7.32 on the morning of the 10th of May, 1955, the coastguard telephoned the Blyth life-boat station to say a man at Cambois had reported that a fishing coble appeared to be in difficulties in...
A Small Boat
Swanage, Dorset.—On the morning of the 13th July a visitor set out from Boscombe in a small boat with theobject of rowing to Swanage. He had no knowledge of the tides and got into difficulties. At 3.20 P.M. he was seen by the Swanage...
Economy In Paper
THE great increase in the number of services since the outbreak of war would make it necessary nearly to double the size of The Life-boat if each quarterly number were to contain accounts of all life-boat services for three...
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Extraordinary People
Each year,thousands of remarkable people provide voluntary donations that enable theRNLIto carry out its work.Many have no direct connection with the sea or maritimehistory,but simply have responded to our call and the bravery of our...
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Great Rail Journeys
USA COAST TO COAST 2003 Departure Dates and Costs 22 April £2250 8.22 July £2490 6 May £2350 2.9 Sept £2490 3 June £2390 30 Sept £2390 17 June £2490 New York to the Rockies and California Travel with the...
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Emmanuel, Margaret Anne, and Kate and Videt
Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 2.35 p.m. on 14th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that four cobles, one of which had 25 passengers on board, were still at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather conditions.
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Windsor Lad, and John and Mary
OCTOBER 18TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
A strong westerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and during the morning the lifeboat coxswain was on watch, as some motor fishing cobles were out at sea. At 1.25 P.M.
H.M.S. Jeanie Deans and The Barges Ida, of Harwich and Xylonite, of Ipswich
DECEMBER 17TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 6.25 in the morning a request was received from the naval control for the life-boat to go to the Maplin Sands where a vessel had been driven ashore on the Black tail Spit. A strong southerly...
Splish splash
Duck! Because we hope these cute quackers will be flying off the counters at Barclays until 3 August.
On sale in aid of the RNLI at branches of the bank around the UK, each duck has its own personality, designed to appeal...
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Celerity
One of the finest services in the neighbourhood of Gorleston in exceptionally severe weather was performed by the steam Life-boat James Stevens No. 3 on the night of 15th-16th January, 1905. A strong S.E. wind had been blowing for days, and...