LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Members of Jersey Lifeboat Guild
Members of Jersey Lifeboat Guild, pictured with the St.
Catherine's C class lifeboat. The ladies of the Jersey guild have been running a souvenir stall at the station throughout the summer and were photographed by a... - View image in PDF
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New Boy
A strong S.W.
gale was blowing on the 20th February with a rough sea, and at about 11 A.M.
a message was received from Cove by telephone that a trawler was in a dangerous position, dragging her anchor.<...
The S.S. Baron Yarborough
Workington, Cumberland.—When the S.S. Baron Yarborough, of Ardrossan, was ready for sailing on the 19th of November, 1952, her wireless operator was missing. The steamer put out, but anchored off the port. When the operator arrived the...
The S.S. Trojan III
OCTOBER 14TH. - ST. DAVID‘S, PEMBROKESHIRE,.
At 12.10 in the morning the naval base telephoned that a vessel was drifting in the direction of Skomer Island.
A west-north-west gale was blowing, with a rough...
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...
Category: Articles
Photograph (Below) By Courtesy of Southend Evening Echo
Photograph (Below) By Courtesy of Southend Evening Echo. - View image in PDF
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Ashdene, of Sunderland
Amble, Northumberland - At 1.14 a.m. on i5th July, 1967, it was learnt that a sick man aboard the motor vessel Ashdene of Sunderland required urgent medical assistance. The life-boat Millie Walton, with a doctor on board, slipped her...
New Members of Committee of Management
COMMANDER SIR REGINALD LEEDS, Bt, R.N., and Mr. H. A. W. Oughton, O.B.E., have been co-opted members of the Committee of Management of the Institution.
Sir Reginald Leeds served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force,...
Category: Committee
A Valuable Source of Revenue
ONE cannot help being struck by the fact that some Station Branches find it comparatively easy to raise a substantial sum annually for the support of the Branch, while other places, with perhaps a much larger and wealthier population, are...
Category: Articles
Coxswain John Dare Plymouth Received His Bronze Medal from the Duke of Kent During the Opening Ceremony of the International Lifeboat Exhibition
Coxswain John Dare, Plymouth, received his bronze medal from the Duke of Kent during the opening ceremony of the International Lifeboat Exhibition.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs