LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Dulwich
FEBRUARY 4TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 4.45 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a doctor was wanted on board the S.S. Dulwich, of London. A gentle breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth.
It was foggy. The...
Torbay Lifeboat the 54Ft Arun Edward Bridges (Civil
Torbay lifeboat, the 54ft Arun Edward Bridges (Civil Service No. 37), approaching Haldon Pier, Torquay, in the early hours of October 22, 1980, to land a badly injured man rescued from a car over the cliffs (see... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Shrimping Boat Sonia
Margate, Kent.—At about noon on the 28th of January, 1948, local boat- men reported that the shrimping boat.
Sonia, with a crew of three, was two hours overdue. She had put out at three in the morning and was...
The Last Meeting Between the Duke of Kent President of the Rnli from 1936 and the Lifeboat Service Was at Plymouth Guildhall on July 11 1942 Just Seven Weeks Bef
The last meeting between the Duke of Kent, President of the KNLIfrom 1936, and the lifeboat service was at Plymouth Guildhall on July 11, 1942, just seven weeks before his death in an air accident.. - View image in PDF
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Far West, of Newport
About ,7 o'clock on the evening of the 18th Novem- ber, information was received at Penarth that a large ship was stranded on the S.W.. Patch. The life-boat at once proceeded to the spot in tow of a steam-tug. On ar- riving alongside,...
Hephzi-Bah and The John
Amble, Northumberland. — In the morning of the 5th of July, 1948, the local fishing cobles, Hephzi-Bah, and The John, were at sea. At 9.30, although the breeze from the north- north-west was moderate, a rough sea was running, and at...
Summary of Year's Work
Launches of Life-boats.
Total number of launches, including those in which for various reasons no services were rendered - - - - - - - - - 455 Of these launches 280 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack...
Category: Annual Reports
The Mostyn Pilot Vessel
THREE LIFE-BOATS SEARCH FOR PILOT VESSEL Hoylake, Cheshire. At 5.31 on the afternoon of the 10th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that the Rhyl life-boat had launched to search for the Mostyn pilot vessel, which was...
A Liberty Ship, The American Motor Vessel George Hawley (1)
JANUARY 21ST. - SENNEN COVE, AND PENLEE, CORNWALL. At 3.15 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that the naval authorities wanted the Sennen Cove life-boat to go to a vessel four miles south-bywest of the Longships. A light northerly...
Mr Neil Cohu's Scale Model of the Sir William Arnold Takes to the Water Alongside Her Full-Size Namesake Photo Brian Green
Mr Neil Cohu's scale model of the Sir William Arnold takes to the water alongside her full-size namesake. Photo Brian Green. - View image in PDF
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