LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Four Flying 15 Dinghies and One National 18 Dinghy
Dinghies capsize A NEAR GALE, south-south-westerly force 7, was blowing on the afternoon of Saturday July 26, 1986, when Mrs Helen Nicholson noticed that a number of sailing boats were in difficulty off Hook Lighthouse and Waterford...
(Left) the Night Before:
(left) The night before: Mrs Eva Dwyer Joyce (I.) and Mrs Audrey Bisgood unpack a gift of hats..
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From the Rocks
i members of ard cliff rescue urn Torbay and I were I in the rescue.. - View image in PDF
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Favourite
WEXFORD,—At 1 P.M., on the 9th May, while a strong wind was blowing in squalis from the N.E. accompanied by a heavy sea, signals of distress were shown from the fishing yawl Favourite, of Wexford, which had stranded on the South side of the...
Other Celebrations In Greater London
Ashford held a Concert.
Barnes held a series of Dances, which were a great success. East Sheen held a Dance, and a Dance was organized at Erith by the local sea scouts.
Greenwich held a Whist Drive and...
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Five Years of War
In the five years since war was declared on 3rd. September, 1939, our lifeboats have put out to the help of ships and aeroplanes 3,385 times and have rescued 5,777 lives. That is an average of 22 lives every week. It is more lives rescued in...
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Fortuna, of Gothenburg
On the 10th Sept.
the Life-boat Commercial -Traveller, No. 1, during a heavy gale at S.W., and after- wards at N.W., rendered such important assistance to the barque Forttma, of Goth- enberg, as enabled that vessel, then...
Coxswain Charles Bowry of Sheerness With His Son Young Charles Photograph By Courtesy of Ctvc
Coxswain Charles Bowry of Sheerness with his son, young Charles. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of CTVC. - View image in PDF
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The Liner Calypso (4)
Cruise liner in crisis Six lifeboats launched on 6 May 2006 to the help of The Calypso (pictured). The 135m liner and 708 passengers were 15 miles south of Beachy Head, East Sussex, when fire broke out. Tyne classes MaxAitken III from...
Coxswain William Lennon of Donaghadee
Coxswain William Lennon of Donaghadee. William Lennon joined the lifeboat crew in 1956 and became second coxswain in 1981 before being appointed coxswain in 1983. He was awarded the long service badge in 1982. A fisherman by trade, Coxswain... - View image in PDF
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