LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Roma
Fleetwood, Lanes.—About 8.10 on the evening of the 28th of April, 1957, the life-boat coxswain was told by the Formby coastguard that a small fishing boat had broken down with engine trouble and was in a dangerous posi- tion off Rossall...
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JULY 23RD. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A message had been received that a yacht was flying distress signals two miles off the Nore Light Vessel, but no yacht in distress could be found.-Rewards, £6 10s..
Fishing Boats
Filey, Yorkshire. — Early on the morning of the 2nd November the local fishing fleet, fifteen boats, put to ssa in fair weather. Later on the weather changed, and by 8.45 A.M. a strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate and...
NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT MUSEUM
The R.N.L.I's charter doe* not make provision Tor the preservation uf old lifeboats and equipment, and the National Lifeboat Museum Bristol was therefore established as an independent registered charily for this...
Category: Advertisement
A Dinghy
Man rescued by yacht's dinghy The rescue of a non-swimmer from the River Axe at Westonsuper- Mare has earned yachtsman Mr John Dark a Letter of Thanks from the RNLI's Director, who praised him on 'a highly commendable rescue'...
The Esthonian Steamer Mina (1)
Penlee, and Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—On the 21st December the Esthonian steamer Mina, of Parnu, got into difficulties through her rudder shaft breaking.
A strong south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
The late HENRY CORKISH. who for 22 years was coxswain of the Ramsey life-boat, a certificate of service to his daughter.
To WILLIAM TRACEY, on his retirement, after serving for 4 years as coxswain, 10|- years as second...
Category: Awards
Mr. J. M. Mawso, J.P., of Barrow
By the death of Mr. J. M. Mawson, J.P., of Barrow-in-Furness, on 20th November, at the age of seventy-five, the Institution has lost one of the oldest of its honorary secretaries of life-boat stations. He was appointed honorary secretary in...
Category: Obituaries
Obituary
Brigadier-General Noel M. Lake, C.B.
BY the death last Christmas of Briga- dier-General Noel M. Lake, C.B., late of the Royal Engineers, at the age of 82, the Institution has lost a friend who for ten years gave it devoted...
Category: Obituaries
Coxswain Cross's Broadcast.
Coxswain Robert Cross, of the Humber station made a wireless appeal for the life-boat service in the "Weeks Good Cause" in the Home Service of the B.B.C.
on 2ist. April. There were over 11,000 replies. The gifts...
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