LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Blue Bell
CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—The ketch Blue Bell, of Padstow, lying at anchor off Clovelly'on the 26th March, at 11 A.
showed a signal of distress. A fresh gale from the N. was blowing at the time, and there was a heavy sea....
On Their Bikes
Port Isaac crew members Richard Hambly and Greg Hingley raised £528 by cycling over 250 miles round Cornwall, visiting every Cornish lifeboat station.
The seven-day trek started at Bude and Richard and Greg were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Service In 1932
THE LIFE-BO AT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 111 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 66 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to February 28th, 1933 - 63,209 The Life-boat Service in 1932.
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Category: Articles
Beginning of the New Fleet
When the war in Europe ended sixteen months ago, six life-boats were in the yard waiting to be finished. Four of them have since gone to the coast.
Of the 29 life-boats which the Institution had planned to build as soon as...
Category: Articles
The Ferry Nordic Ferry (2)
Ferry fire puts all emergency services on alert at Harwich Harwich, Walton andFrinton and Aldeburgh East and South East Divisions Four lifeboats, three helicopters, three tugs and a harbour launch were despatched to the passenger and cargo...
Notes of the Quarter
THE total number of launches by life- boats on service in 1960 was 714, the lives of 367 people being saved thereby.
The number of launches was appre- ciably less than in 1959, which had been a truly remarkable year, with a...
Category: Articles
Life-Boat Centenary Souvenirs
THE following are the Centenary Souvenirs of which the Institution now has stocks ready for distribution. It hopes that all Honorary Secretaries and other Life-boat workers will make every effort to sell them, not only as a means of...
Category: Advertisement
Index to Advertisers
Birds Eye Foods Boat World (Publications) Brooke Marine Ltd L. J. Bushnell & Partners Champion (Plugs) Cleghorn Waring & Co. (Pumps) Ltd Coastal Radio Ltd Cogswell & Harrison Ltd Evett Sailwear Ltd Fairey Marine Group Fleetworks...
Category: Index
An Aircraft
SEPT . 7TH. - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS. Shortly after 10 P.M. information was received that an aircraft had dived into the sea three miles N.E. of the North Carr Light-vessel. The life-boat found nothing, spoke the light-vessel, and learned...
The S.S. Urlana and Thurland Castle (1)
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT BARRA ISLAND SEPTEMBER 5TH. - BARRA ISLAND, AND STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES.
At 7 o’clock in the morning a message came from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore on Idrigill Point on the Isle of Skye, 40...