LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Spectator, of Whitby
On the same day the barque Spectator, of Whitby, was ob- served from Yarmouth to part from her cables, and after coming into collision with another vessel, to drive in the direc- tion of the Scroby Sands. The Mark Lane life-boat went off...
Lifeboat Services
The Lifeboat D class lifeboat D-479 M*Y Buili 1995 Cost £11,275 Funding Gift of Or May Road ThaCftw Helmsman Amoi Bewick tor his 'outstanding skill, calm leadership and unswerving deter mi na lion lo perform a hfesavmg service'...
Category: Services
The Motor Boats Morning Star and Fame
Whitehills, Banffshire.—At 6.22 on the evening of the 4th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned to say a small boat had broken down and needed help two miles north-west of Banff. The life-boat St. Andrew (Civil Service No. 10) was...
Among the Honoured Guests Were (I to R) Coxswain Charles Dowry of Sheerness Coxswain Derek Scott Bem of the Mumbles Mrs Pat Scott Mrs Frances Patten and Coxswain Len Patten Of
Among the honoured guests were (I. to r.) Coxswain Charles Dowry ofSheerness, Coxswain Derek Scott, BEM, of The Mumbles, Mrs Pat Scott, Mrs Frances Patten and Coxswain Len Patten of Newhaven. The three coxswains, all medallists, made... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Friends of Killyleigh
During the afternoon of the 26th February, the Life-boat Tyretta, in answer to signals of distress, was launched to the assistance of the schooner Friends, of Killyleigh, which vessel having had all her sails blown away while on a voyage...
1977: Some of the Present Ilb Crew and Branch Members With Their Training Board: (I to R) Jim Graham Dla Senior Helmsman Colin Akitt Crew Members Derek Wi
1977: Some of the present ILB crew and branch members with their training board: (I. to r.) Jim Graham, DLA, Senior Helmsman Colin Akitt, Crew Members Derek Wilson, Robert Bell, Dick Jordan and George Ritchie, and George Egdell, honorary... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Three Schooners
.— During the gale on the 18th February three schooners lying at anchor in Scrabster Roads made signals of distress, and the Life-boat Co-operator No. 3 put off to them and landed their crews, fifteen in number. The sea was rough, but all...
Life-Boatmen from the Atlantic
The Smiths of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, in their home-made cutter (See page 407). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Peter Bisson of St.Peter Port
Coxswain Peter Bisson of St Peter Port joined the lifeboat crew in 1980 and became second coxswain in 1984 before being appointed coxswain in 1986. Together with his fellow crew members he was awarded a bronze medal in 1981 for the rescue of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Norwegian Fishing Boat Reform
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At 9.50 on the evening of 27th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the Norwegian fishing boat Reform, with an injured man aboard, fifty miles north-north-west of Barra Head, had...