LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

At 12.45 P.M. on the 26th November, during a W.S.W. gale, a small vessel was se«n apparently in need of assistance, and as it was feared that she would be wrecked on the beach, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched to her...

During a whole W.S.W. gale on the night of the 20th February signals of distress were observed fr«m a vessel in.

the St. Tudwell's Eoads. Throughout the day it had been seen that the vessels there had been having...

Survivor snatched from yacht seconds before she sinks A service in very difficult weather conditions, carried out in full view of hundreds of local people and holiday-makers on the shore, has earned Barry Bennett, the coxswain of St Mary'...

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 18th of March, 1961, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Lymington police that a small boat, the Santa Anna, had capsized off Hurst Castle. Efforts...

RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS.—At day- break, on the 28th March, during a strong north-easterly wind and in a heavy sea, a large barque was seen ashore on the Goodwin Sands with a signal of distress flying. The Life-boat Bradford and the harbour...

Honorary Life Governors Three honorary life governors have been appointed in recognition of their services to the Institution. At the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution on yth April, 1964, each was presented wth a...

Howard Bell MBE – Honorary Liaison Officer Eastern Region and former Harwich Chairman.

WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE.—Signals having been hoisted at the Gunfleet light-vessel denoting that immediate assistance was required, on the 27th June, the Life-boat Honourable Artillery Company was launched at 6.13 P.M. in a moderate sea and a...