LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Boy John
Wells, Norfolk. At 9.30 on the even- ing of the 14th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretarythat a yacht was in distress off Blakeney.
There was a moderate west-south- westerly wind and a smooth sea...
Coxswain John Catchpole of Lowestoft
Coxswain John Catchpole of Lowestoft joined the crew in 1973 and was second coxswain from 1978 until his appointment as coxswain in 1984.
A framed letter of thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution was awarded to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Books
• John Kennedy served as honorary secretary at the Lytham lifeboat station from 1951 to 1976 and from this position he was able to observe every facet of the life of the station. He has now put pen to paper and the result is one of the most...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the November and December, 1938, and January, 1939 Meetings of the Committee of Management
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Category: Services
The Varne Lightvessel
Dover, Kent - On 2nd December, 1966, the Dover life-boat Southern Africarescued seven men from the Varne lightvessel.
A full account of this service, for which a special award was made to the coxswain and crew, appears on...
Hundreds of Eager Walkers Took Part In a 20-Mile Hike to Raise Funds for the Lifeboat Stations In North Kent
Hundreds of eager walkers took part in a 20-mile hike to raise funds for the lifeboat stations in North Kent. The hike, organised by the Medway branch, was started by lifeboatmen from Sheerness and the walkers tramped from Upnor Sailing Club... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On Board the St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Motor Life-Boat, 1921
On Board The St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Motor Life-Boat 1921. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Disperser
On the 7th February the s.s. Disperser, of West Hartlepool, was sinking, and the motor life-boat rescued one of the crew, but the coxswain received in- juries from which he died.—Rewards, Gold medal, with vellum, and £29 9s....
Paladino, of Messina
This Life-boat was also the means of saving the crew of 14 men of the brig Paladino, of Messina, when she -went ashore in Swansea Bay during a strong gale from the W.S.W. on the 27th November..
The S.S. Faraday
MARCH 26TH. - ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.
At 8.10 P.M. the St. Anns Head coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Faraday, of London, had been bombed and was on fire one and a half miles W. of St. Anns, and the motor life-boat...