LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

AND KINGSDOWNE.—Two large vessels went on the Goodwin Sands on the 18th De- cember. They were the barque Albert, of Bremen, 750 tons, bound thence to the East Indies, and the barque India, of Shields, 700 tons, bound to that port from Quebec...

Arthur and Rcil Billitt, well known through the television gardening programme Clack's Farm, have for many vears donated to the RNLI the proceeds from their car-park at Clack's Farm for one Sunday in everv summer month. They also... - View image in PDF

Naval Architect dies Naval Architect Jack Tyrrell of Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland died suddenly on 29 July 1988 at the age of 83.

Jack Tyrrell was one of Ireland's most imaginative naval architects, and in 1964 won...

Lord Mayor visits Exmouth In 1970 the 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat City of Birmingham was named at Exmouth. Civic links forged then were renewed on April 11 when, at the invitation of Charles Tate, chairman of Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton...

Reported to the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management.

November Meeting.

Dungeness and Hythe, Kent.—On the 8th October, the barge Shamrock, of London, was...

Newhaven, Sussex. — At five in the afternoon, on the 27th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a Brighton police report that a yacht was in dis- tress one mile off Saltdean. At 5.12 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was...

Margate, Kent. At 1.52 on the after- noon of the 17th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was ashore on Hook Sands. On reaching the life- boathouse the coxswain saw three other boats which also appeared...

Blyth lifeboatmen try out a Rother lifeboat at Swanage: (above, I. to r.) Lt Alan Tate, divisional inspector of lifeboat (NE), Assistant Mechanic John Scott, Motor Mechanic Colin Cuthbertson, and Crew Members Les Fay, George Turner, Tom Moss... - View image in PDF