LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat Services (1)
Lifeboat Services March, April and May 1989 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: May 23 and 29 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 1 and 23 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: March 5, April 30, May 4 (twice), 14 (twice), 21 and 29 (twice) Aldeburgh,...
Category: Services
None (1)
Swimmers far out A COUNCIL LIFE GUARD at Sennen Cove, Nick Bryant, although not on duty was down painting his hut on Friday May 16 when he saw two swimmers a long way out to sea. He immediately put out on a surf board and, on reaching the...
Notice to Subscribers
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Category: Articles
IRB LIFTED CLEAN FROM WATER
IRB LIFTED CLEAN FROM WATER Two members of the Southend-on-Sea IRB crew, Mr. Colin Sedgwick and Mr.
Robert Chalk, have both received letters of thanks signed by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E...
Category: Services
The S.S. Eldon Park
FEBRUARY 7TH. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. At 1.27 A.M. the coastguard at The Mumbles telephoned that.
a vessel was ashore at Port Eynon and was burning distress signals. A strong S.E.
breeze was blowing...
Willowpool
DEC. 10TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK, CAISTER, NORFOLK, AND LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 8.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that the steamer Willowpool, of Hartlepool,was sending out S.O.S. signals fourteen miles...
Ceremonies
- Tyne class Mary The little town of Portpatrick, situated on the south western edge of Scotland, provided a picturesque setting for the naming ceremony of its new 47ft Tyne class lifeboat Mary Irene Millar on Friday, 19 May...
Category: Inaugurations
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Category: Advertisement
Susan Vittery (1)
Roulare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 10.59 on the night of the 21st of Septem- ber, 1949, the life-boat coxswain saw a vessel in the Bay firing red flares and rockets. At 11.12 the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson left her moorings in a very...
Corinne
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 10.45 on the night of the 21st of July, 1950, the Ventnor coastguard passed on a message from the steamer Stability that the yacht Corinne, of Glasgow, was dis- abled and in need of help. Half an hour later the...