LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Obituaries
It is with deep regret that we announce the following deaths: August William Braund, coxswain of Clovelly lifeboat from 1956 to 1968. He had joined the crew in 1922 and served as bowman from 1935 to 1936, as assistant mechanic from 1936 to...
Category: Obituaries
Gudveig and the Latvian Steamer Everene (1)
JANUARY 25TH. - HOLY ISLAND, AND NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
The Norwegian steamer Gudveig, of Oslo, and the Latvian steamer Everene, of Riga, had been sunk by mine or torpedo, but other steamers had picked up a...
Aircraft (3)
AUGUST 8TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
Aircraft had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. While the life-boat was out a convoy some miles off was being attacked and an air battle was going...
An Irish Lights Steamer (1)
DECEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARF BOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
An Irish Lights steamer bad been bombed and sunk by German aeroplanes, when carryto ing reliefs for light-ships from Rosslare to the Coningbeg Light-vessel, but...
Aircraft (2)
JULY 13TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. Aircraft had been reported down but nothing could be found. The life-boat was short of her regular crew, but the honorary secretary, Captain A. G. Cole, the district inspector, Commander E. D. Drury, O.B...
Notes of the Quarter
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 155 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to 30th June, 1954 ....
78,727 Notes of the Quarter LIFE-BOATS AND...
Category: Articles
The Ladies of Caister
THE presentation to Miss Alice Brown, vice president of the Caister on Sea ladies' life-boat guild, of a silver badge has created something of a record. For her family now holds one gold badge and three silver...
Category: Articles
Fishing Boats (2)
On the 6th February the Life-boat was again taken out and rendered assistance to fishing-boats. The early part of the morning being fine, the whole of the cobles went to sea, but about 11 o'clock the wind suddenly changed and blew a gale...
(Left) to Welcome Home Salcombe's 47Ft Watson Lifeboat the Baltic Exchange
(Left) To welcome home Salcombe's 47ft Watson lifeboat The Baltic Exchange, after her capsize in 1983 and complete survey and overhaul which followed, piper Gordon McCormack, landlord of The Shipwright's Arms, boarded the station'... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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