LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Auxiliary Yawl Sheenan
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 3.56 in the afternoon of the 20th of May, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a yawl was making distress signals about two and a half miles to the eastward, and at 4.45 the life-boat Mary Scott, on temporary duty at...
The Greek Motor Vessel Doriefs
Penlee, Cornwall. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 16th June, 1961, a message was received that there was a sick child aboard the Greek motor vessel Doriefs, who ought to be brought ashore. The vessel was making for Penzance. The weather was...
Islay Lifeboat Gets All the Votes: October 10 1974 2345 Assistant Coxswain Alastair Campbell and Crew Deliver Colonsay and Jura Ballot Boxes for the Second Time In the Li
Islay lifeboat gets all the votes: October 10, 1974, 2345. Assistant Coxswain Alastair Campbell and crew deliver Colonsay and Jura ballot boxes for the second time in the lifeboat service's 50th Anniversary year after a four-hour night... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Category: Advertisement
Mrs V Gambles Honorary Secretary of Bridlington Ladies' Guild Helps J Ward Hold Both the Monster Easter Egg He Gave to the Guild to Raffle and the Resultant £80 Cheque
Mrs V. Gambles, honorary secretary of Bridlington ladies' guild, helps J. Ward hold both the monster Easter egg he gave to the guild to raffle and the resultant £80 cheque.
The winner of the egg gave it to children... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Ex-Naval Motor Torpedo Boat Marlene Dolores
EX-TORPEDO-BOAT DRIFTING Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At 4.40 in the afternoon of the 7th of September, 1947, information was received by wireless, telegraph and telephone that a motor vessel had been seen drifting by the steamer Eddystone, when off...
In Competitions With Lifeboat Themes for Children Organised By London Co-Op Winner of the Painting Section for Children Under 11 Was Gerald Flynn
In competitions with lifeboat themes for children organised by London Co-op, winner of the painting section for children under 11 was Gerald F/ynn, and for the essay section for children aged 11-16 Carolyn Williams. Mrs E. A. Mewis, Director... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Sand Boats Wisbech, Lintie and Kinfauns
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 26th of November, 1956, a director of the Tay Sand Co., Ltd., telephoned to say that two sand boats were dredging above the Tay Bridge and were now heavily laden.
A...
Record of Rescues In 1966
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Category: Services
Ron Parris (L) and Joe Salmon
Ron Parris f / j and Joe Salmon at work in the rigging loft on the RNLI stand: Ron weaves together the bow pudding while Joe helps one of the many interested visitors, first explaining the best knot to use in a given situation, then how to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs