LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary Bowers, of Chichester
JULY 25TH. - ST. HELIER, JERSEY. At 12.15 in the morning distress signals were burned by the motor yacht Mary Bowers, of Chichester, which had gone ashore on Mangeuse Rocks shortly after leaving St. Helier Harbour. She had six onboard. The...
M.F.V. Concord and M.F.V. Broadside
Atlantic 21 escort IN HIS CAPACITY as harbour master, Helmsman Roger Trigg of Southwold lifeboat station heard at 1625 on Friday January 16 that MFV Concord, a 35ft 6in ex-Liverpool class lifeboat, had broken down three-quarters of a mile...
The Ferry Speedlink Vanguard and Pirate Radio Ship Ross Revenge
January storm ON SUNDAY JANUARY 6, 1985, northnorth- easterly winds of force 9 to storm force 10 hit the east coast and at 1812 that evening a message was received from the Sealink roll-on roll-off ferry, Speedlink Vanguard, that she had...
Maggie Smith, the Sunshine and Girl Mary
Arbroath, Angus.—On the night of the 23rd-24th April the weather became bad, and soon after midnight a strong S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. Six local fishing boats were at sea. One of them, the Maggie Smith, was seen...
The Fishing Factory Ship Cornelius Vrolijk
Saved 21 GALWAY BAY LIFEBOAT, the 48ft 6in Solent R. Hope Roberts slipped her moorings at 0715 on Sunday, November 9, 1986, after the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Shannon had alerted the station honorary secretary to the plight of...
Equipment
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On the 10th May some men from Bryher on their way home noticed four men ashore on Mincarlo, a small island south-west of Bryher, apparently without a boat. A moderate N.N.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. They went close and found...
Notes of the Quarter
THE NEW LIFEBOAT produced through the efforts of thousands of Scouts in 'Operation Lifeboat' is to be stationed at Hartlepool. The allocation of the boat to this station happened by chance to coincide with a decision of the Committee...
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As Part of a Rotaract Club of Bristol Fundraising Day Last July on Broadmead Shopping Precinct Podium Geoff Davis Attempted to Beat the World Football Juggling Recor
As part of a Rotaract Club of Bristol fundraising day last July on Broadmead shopping precinct podium, Geoff Davis attempted to beat the world football juggling record; he achieved 1,332 flicks—not a record-beating score but, nevertheless,... - View image in PDF
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Yesterday: Norman Clark Launches from Her Carriage on a Bleak Day With Snow on the Ground and Dusting 'The Law' Rising Majestically Above the Town Lifeboat Crew And
Yesterday: Norman Clark launches from her carriage on a bleak day with snow on the ground and dusting 'The Law', rising majestically above the town. Lifeboat crew and shore helpers would have come mostly from fishing... - View image in PDF
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