LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Commander Nasmith
SEPT. 7TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 10 P.M. the life-boat station was informed by the coastguard that the steam trawler Commander Nasmith was ashore on the north side of Stroma. A later message said that the vessel was...
An American Fortress Aeroplane (4)
JUNE 12TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 9.15 in the morning the coastguard reported that an American Fortress aeroplane had crashed in the sea to the south-east. The life-boatmen had already seen a parachute coming down. A light westerly wind was...
The Austrian Brig, Tregiste
On the 14th Nov. the Austrian brig, Tregiste, 333 tons, of Trieste, anchored for shelter, during a terrific gale from the east, under Lambay Island, near Dublin.
On the 15th she had dragged her anchors nearly half way...
The Life-Boat Service In the East End of London
THE East End of London, with docks of the Port of London and the Institution's storeyard in its midst, understands the work of the life-boat service as well as any part of London, and it is proposed to develop the work of the Institution...
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Four boys LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed Flint lifeboat station at 1225 on Sunday April 25, 1982, that four boys were stranded 500 yards off the shore in the River Dee. They had gone to fish from a bank off the Cob at Bagillt and had been cut...
Notes of the Quarter
As many supporters of the life-boat service will be aware, the R.N.L.I. had a serious deficit in 1967. Expenditure amounted to over £1,921,000 and receipts to just over £1,500,000. This has left a gap of more than £410,000....
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May Lily
Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— At 7.16 on the morning of the 17th ofApril, 1951, a fisherman telephoned the Filey life-boat authorities that he had picked up a message on his wireless set: the fishing boat May Lily, of Scar-...
Nostalgia Direct
the essential Foster & Allen AVAILABLE NOW IN A SUPERB Enjoy the beautiful, relaxing music of Foster & Allen on this wonderful collection - reminisce to Maggie and A Bunch Of Thyme plus who can forget Old Flames and their chart...
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A Former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21
A former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21 lifeboat pictured on exercise near the west breakwater, which can be seen in the background. At the time of the Vellumwinning service it was almost submerged by breaking... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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MARCH 28TH. - EXMOUTH, DEVON.
Flares had been reported, but nothing could be found, and it was thought that they had come from aeroplanes which were manoeuvring at the time. - Rewards, £27 13s..