LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
K. Ktistakis
At 9.35 A.M. on the 25th March the coastguard telephoned that a steamer was ashore on the Good- wins, two miles W.S.W. of East Goodwin light-vessel. The motor life- boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched at 9.50 A.M. and...
Donora
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 10.45 on the night of the 29th of March, 1957, the Needles coastguard telephoned that a small vessel had been seen drifting towards Chale Bay. Her engines were not working and she was tiring red flares. The...
Rosemary II and Betty Sheader
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 3Gth of December, 1955, information was received from the crews of fishing boats coming in from sea that the wind was freshening and the weather worsening. There were doubts about the safety...
St. Minver
Padstow, Cornwall. At 6.46 on the evening of the 29th of August, 1958, a message was received by the honorary secretary that calls for help had been heard coming from a boat off Pentine Head. At 7.5 the no. 1 life-boat Joseph Hiram Chadwick...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
CUMBERLAHD.—On the 17th April, 1866, information was received, during a strong gale from W.S.W., that a schooner was on shore on Dub Mill Scar, about eight miles E N.E. of this place, with a flag of distress flying. In a very short time the...
Category: Services
Awards to Coxswains
DUIUNI; September and October the following awards were made to Cox- swains :— ; To THOMAS LANGLANDS, on Ms retirement after serving continuously as Coxswain for 43 years—22 years as Coxswain of the Upgang Life-boat, and 21 years as Coxswain...
Category: Awards
Return-A-Key
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR KEYS? BY USING ONE OF OUR REGISTERED KEY RINGS. YOU COULD HAVE HAD YOUR LOST KEYS RETURNED WITHIN DAYS TREE' SAVES EXPENSE ON CHANGING LOCKS INCREASES SECURITY SAVES INCONVENIENCE FREEPOST DYMCHURCH KENT TN29OBR...
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The Late Coxswain William Henry Baker. Coxswain 1904 to 1923
The Late Coxswain William Henry Baker Coxswain 1904 To 1923. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Castle Cove
MFV sinks BLYTH LIFEBOAT station motor mechanic, John Scott, called up Tynemouth Coastguard at 1825 on Tuesday December 7, 1982, to tell them that the lifeboat would be sailing for a rough weather exercise. He was informed that the fishing...
Contents
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume L Number 503 Chairman: I H I Dl.'KKOF ATH01.I Director mid Secretary: IT CDR BRIAN MII.KS Rl MNI RNR Editor: NORMAN HICKS Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat...
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