LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mrs. Brandreth Gibbs, of Leigh-On-Sea
Mrs. Brandreth Gibbs, who died on 19th December last, at the age of eighty-eight, became a Life-boat worker more than sixty years ago. As far back as 1869 she was presented with a framed photograph for her work in connexion with an appeal at...
Category: Obituaries
Coxswain Wickham of Rosslare Harbour
JAMES WICKHAM, a former Rosslare Harbour coxswain, died on the 6th of December, 1953, at the age of 78.
Coxswain Wickham was a son of the late Coxswain Thomas Wickham of the Wexford life-boat. He himself succeeded his...
Category: Obituaries
The Fraserburgh Inquiry
A FORMAL investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 was held at the Sheriff Court House, Aberdeen, from 5th to 12th October, 1970, into the circumstances attending the capsizing of the Fraserburgh life-boat The Duchess of Kent...
Category: Articles
Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life-Governor.
DR. R. JULYAN GEORGE, M.D., has been elected an honorary life-governor of the Institution in recognition of the valuable help which he has given at Port Isaac, Brixham, and Paignton during his fifty...
Category: Awards
False Alarms
Dummies from Aeroplanes: New Regulations.
IN the last issue of The Lifeboat two false alarms were recorded. In each case a parachute, with a dummy attached, had been dropped into the sea by an aeroplane, and the dummy was...
Category: Articles
An Appeal
A leading object of this publication being to draw attention to the deplorable loss of life from shipwreck which periodically takes place on our shores, we propose, in our pre- sent Number, to take a brief general review* of the subject, for...
Category: Articles
Mrs Jill Cater and Mrs Sylvia Hillier With Brighton's New Atlantic 21 Class Lifeboat Graham Hillier and Tony Cater at the Naming Ceremony on 29 September
Mrs Jill Cater and Mrs Sylvia Hillier with Brighton's new Atlantic 21 class lifeboat Graham Hillier and Tony Cater at the naming ceremony on 29 September. (Photo courtesy Evening Argus, Brighton). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fair Irene
MARCH 4TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. At 6.50 in the evening information was received from the coastguard that the owner of a Rye Harbour fishing boat had reported that his boat had not returned from the fishing ground. A fresh north-west wind was...
New Venture
Sinking fishing boat NITON RADIO advised Solent Coastguard at 2031 on Saturday December30, 1978, that the 42ft fishing vessel New Venture reported to be midway between Nab Tower and Hayling Island had sent a message by VHP that she was...
James (Jimmy) Jack
James (Jimmy) Jack - former Anstruther lifeboat station Coxswain and Crew Member for 28"; years.
Category: Obituaries