LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Faith Star, Progress, Success, Galilee, Provider A, Lead Us,Pilot Me II
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.45 on the morning of the 17th ofDecember, 1952, the coastguard reported that bad weather had made conditions danger- ous on the outer harbour bar. As fishing boats were still at sea, the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann...
Little Lady and Guide Me
LAUNCH TO TWO COBLES IN ROUGH SEA Whitby, Yorkshire. At 9.15 on the morning of the 13th April, 1962, the second coxswain called the attention of the honorary secretary to the fact that the sea was becoming rough at the harbour bar and that...
A Dinghy
Man rescued by yacht's dinghy The rescue of a non-swimmer from the River Axe at Westonsuper- Mare has earned yachtsman Mr John Dark a Letter of Thanks from the RNLI's Director, who praised him on 'a highly commendable rescue'...
Fairey Marine Ltd
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Seaside singing
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival took place in June, with 23 groups from around Europe taking part. The event is one of the world’s biggest maritime music festivals, and one of its main aims is to raise money for the...
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Gold Medallists Leaving Buckingham Palace, After Being Decorated By the King
Left to right.—Ex-Coxswain Swan, Coxswain Blogg. Coxswain Fleming;, Ex-Coxswain Smith, Ex-Coxswain Howells, Major Burton. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Kevin Walker, One of the Younger Members of Galtres Forest Branch,
Kevin Walker, one of the younger members of Galtres Forest branch, recently presented a cheque for £207 to Teesmouth lifeboat station. Kevin, pictured handing the cheque over to coxswain Peter Race, raised the money by completing a 25... - View image in PDF
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Struggling against 4m swells
23 October: Ilfracombe After spotting a yacht anchored near Ilfracombe Pier with waves breaking over her, Coxswain Andrew Bengey contacted the Coastguard. His crew mates launched shortly afterwards in force 7...
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Pride of Cahirciveen
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 9.10 on the morning of the 5th of May, 1951, a telephone message was received from the post office that the motor fishing boat Pride of Cahireiveen, with a crew of four, was about eight hours overdue from the fishing...
Rnli National Lottery
THE NINETEENTH RNLI national lottery was drawn on October 29, 1982, by Lt-Col D. R. R. Storrie, commanding officer of the Royal Marines, Hamworthy, Poole. Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the Institution, and Anthony...
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