LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Joe Adams,
July Joe Adams, honorary life governor since 1993. Mr Adams served the Hastings lifeboat station from 1956 to 1993 in various capacities, including, honorary secretary, joint honorary secretary, deputy launching authority and chairman. He...
Category: Obituaries
Cheers!
In addition to several special events organised by the Hillam and Monk Fryston ladies' guild during 1994, its 10th anniversary year, the ladies ran a very well stocked bottle stall at Monk Fryston Gala in July and raised... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (54)
JULY 26TH. - CROMER. NORFOLK. An aeroplane had crashed on the Outer Bank, but the life-boat found that she had been smashed and there was nothing to be done.
- Rewards, £13 4s.
(See Haisborough, “...
Open House
The RNLI Headquarters site, which includes the Lifeboat College, opens its doors to the public on 9–10 July.
Join us in Poole, Dorset, for exciting displays, demonstrations and lots of activities for children!
Category: Articles
A Steamer (21)
JULY 4TH . - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
A steamer had been bombed and sunk, four of her crew being killed, but the seven survivors, three badly wounded, were picked up by a patrol boat. - Rewards, £5 18s..
Signals of Distress In the Night
THE need has been long felt of a shipwreck night-signal of distress, which could be seen from a far distance; be as different as possible from ordinary lights, so as not to be mistaken for one; be inexpensive, and above all be portable and...
Category: Articles
Clarion (1)
FISHING BOAT'S ENGINE FAILED Peel, Isle of Man.—At 7.45 in the evening of the 29th of June, 1947, it was reported that a vessel was flying distress signals and making flares about five miles north-east of Peel, and the motor...
Laura
TAKEN TO WEYMOUTH Weymouth, Dorset. At 3.3 a.m. on 6th September, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen two miles southwest of the look-out. There was a smooth sea with a moderate westerly breeze...
Racing Dinghies (2)
Five lifeboats rescue racing dinghies Lifeboats from Hartlepool.Teesmouth and Redcar launched to help 30 dinghies that capsized in gale-force winds on 28 August. The dinghies, competing in a 100-strong race in Hartlepool Bay, were caught out...
Eilae
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 5.55 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1954. the coxswain reported that four people had left Rock Ferry for a cruise in the 20-feet yacht Eilae about 1.45 and were now overdue. The Formby coastguard reported...