LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Southwold Life-Boats, 1840-1916. (Continued from "Life-Boat Journal," August, 1917, p. 198.) By Ernest R. Cooper, Hon. Secretary
THR Second Coxswain, who is also a harbour pilot, was put aboard with three men, and they tried to get the vessel* to the harbour, but the tide and wind set her into Dunwich Bight close to the shore ; at one time it looked like the barge...
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A Boat
Margate, Kent - At 7.32 p.m. on 22nd August, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that cries for help had been heard in the vicinity of Longnose buoy. At 7.58 the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched...
A Tug
Lynmouth, Devon.—28th July, 1938.
A tug, with a barge in tow, was swamped in Porlock Bay, but the crew of seven swam ashore. Spectators made a collection of £10 for the Institution.— Rewards, £23 2s. Qd..
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JANUARY 17TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
Distress signals had been reported, but neither the life-boat nor a naval aeroplane which took part in the search could find anything. - Rewards, £21 2s. 6d..
The Merchant Vessel Golf Star
Stornoway's Arun SirMaxAitken Is pictured from aboard the stranded merchant vessel Golf Star as the lifeboat stands by in worsening weather on 21 October 1995.
The Antiguan registered Golf Star was on passage from...
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At 0453 on Sunday 16 May, HunstBiton lifeboat crew were called from their beds to search for a missing wvimmer. A 21 year old student from Droitwich had gone for a midnighmwim and his friends had not seen him return and were unable to...
Feature Buildling Reflections
It is hard to believe that a year has passed since I concluded my editorial circumnavigation of the RNLI's operational realm. In one respect time has passed quickly, with plenty still going on around the coasts and new, exciting...
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Retirement of Commander T. Holmes, R.N.
IT is with great regret that we have to announce the retirement, under the age limit, of Commander Thomas Holmes, R.N., the Chief Inspector of Life-boats, on completing twenty-seven years' service, and we feel sure that our regret will...
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Arbroath Memorial
A BRONZE plaque has been erected in the storm wall of the fish quay at Arbroath harbour to commemorate the disaster in which six members of the crew of the Arbroath life-boat Robert Lindsay lost their lives on the 27th of October,...
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Eight Men Rescued from French Trawler
AT 3.49 on the afternoon of the 8th of November, 1956, the honorary secre- tary at St. David's, Dr. Joseph Soar, learnt from the coastguard that a vessel was being towed into Milford Haven and might need help. The Angle life-boat at the...
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