LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
A COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to CHARLES LACOCK, 16| years coxswain, 1J years second coxswain, and 4J years bowman of the Caister...
Category: Awards
A Sea Cadet Whaler
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 11.17 on the night of the 24th of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a Sea Cadet whaler from Portsmouth, with a crew of three, was under sail about one mile north of Ramore Head, but was drifting seawards...
The S.S. Mohegan
PORTHOUSTOCK, CORNWALL. —• A disaslrous shipwreck occurred on the Manacle rocks, near the Lizard, on thenight of the 14th October, involving the lamentable loss of 106 lives. The s.s.
Mohegan, of Hull, a large four-masted...
Cieszyn
MARCH 20TH. - COVERACK, CORNWALL.
During the evening the honorary secretary of the station and the coxswain had under observation a steamer which was approaching from the east, as aeroplanes could be heard in the distance...
On Fire
The Cardiff steamer Porthcawl, from which the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat rescued twenty-five men on 14th September. - View image in PDF
This photograph was taken from the air. (See page 162.). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Boy Jim
On the morning of the 13th December the coastguard telephoned that a small motor fishing boat, south of Gorleston pier, was driving ashore and making distress signals. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...
On Fire
The Marie Moller off Holyhead, 22nd March, 1937 (See opposite page.). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Atta Boy
Margate, Kent.—At 7.27 on the even- ing of the 29th of August, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that three men in a boat were in difficulties off Foreness Point and were drifting out to sea. At 7.30 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil...
Tom Jenkinson,
Tom Jenkinson, coxswain of the Filey lifeboat from 1967 to 1980.
Tom first joined the Filey lifeboat crew in 1947 and became bowman in 1959. He was appointed second coxswain in 1963.
Category: Obituaries