LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 12.23 on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorarysecretary that a man had fallen over the cliff between Manobier camp and Lydstep and that the police had asked for the help of...
Motor Vessel Aground Off the Irish Coast
ON the 22nd October, 1961, the motor vessel Halronell, on passage from New- port, Monmouthshire, to Haulbowline, Co. Cork, encountered heavy weather off the Coningbeg lightvessel, and her bridge was damaged. Her master deci- ded to return to...
Category: Services
White Heather, White Heather and a Lighter
Tynemouth, Northumberland.—At half past ten on the morning of the llth of February, 1950, the coastguard tele- phoned that a coble and a motor boat with a lighter laden with coal in tow, were in difficulties off the Tyne Harbour entrance....
The S.S. Mangalore
NOV. 24TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
At about 9.5 A.M . a very loud explosion was heard in the direction of the Lower Middle Buoy. A vessel. apparently on fire, was seen, and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was...
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st December, 1966
PAYMENTS.
LIFE-BOATS:— New life-boats, including payments on account for boats for the following stations:— Anstruther, Barry Dock, Cromer, Dover, Dun Laoghaire, Gorleston, Ilfracombe, Kirkcudbright, Newbiggin, North...
Category: Accounts
The Last of the Life-Boat Horses
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 131 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 37 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1936 - 64,872 The Last of the Life-boat Horses.
WHEN the...
Category: Articles
Casamance (2)
FEBRUARY 17TH. - HARTLEPOOL, AND SEAHAM, DURHAM, AND REDCAR, AND WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. Shortly after midnight a message came to the Hartlepool honorary secretary’s house from the coastguard that the life-boat was wanted. The honorary secretary...
Mr S J Atkinson-Carter,
Mr S J Atkinson-Carter, Bishops Waltham branch press officer from 1980 to 1985. He was vice chairman from 1981 to 1985 and 1992 to 1996, chairman from 1985 to 1987 and 1988 to 1992 and box secretary and speaker from 1992 until his death. He...
Category: Obituaries
A Dinghy
LONG NIGHT SEARCH Hastings, Sussex. At 7 p.m. on 9th February, 1964, the mechanic told the honorary secretary that an angling dinghy was overdue, and it was decided to launch the life-boat. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a...
Sam Baxter
5am Baxter, president of Morecambe station branch, helps with a draw at Morecambe Yacht Club which raised more than £1,000 for the lifeboats. Ho/ding one of the prizes is the raffle promoter, Mrs Jean Kilpatrick. photograph by courtesy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs