LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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FEBRUARY 23RD. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.
A red light had been reported and information was received that a man had fallen overboard from an aircraft carrier, but nothing was found. - Rewards :...
Life-Boat House: Change of Address
OWING to the fact that the present Head- quarters at Life-boat House, Charing Cross Road, have for some years been too small for the staff required to deal with the constant expansion of the Institution's activities, the Committee of...
Category: Articles
An Aeroplane (1)
JANUARY 6TH - 7TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE, AND PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE. During the evening information was received from the coastguard that a British aeroplane had come down in the sea about six miles south-west of Llanbedrog. A light...
Pilot Me II and the S.S. Arthur Wright
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the morning of the 8th of January, 1956, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing boat Pilot Me II, as the weather was worsening. The life-boat crew assembled, but at 6.30 the coast- guard rang...
Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke Helmsman of the Hunstanton Atlantic 21 Spirit of America. Awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for taking off an injured man from the MFV Portunus under tow in the Wash in Force 9 winds,short steep seas and total darkness... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Halcyon
WORTHING.—The brigantine Halcyon, of St. Nazaire, laden with slates for London, being observed to be rapidly driving ashore in a whole gale from S.S.W. and a heavy sea on the 20th July, the Life-boat Henry Harris put off at 2.45 P.M., and on...
A Boat (1)
Exmouth and Torbay, South Devon.— At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1956, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that the Devon County Constabulary had reported that two children who had gone out from Dawlish in a small boat had...
A Raft
Home made raft TWO YOUTHS, aged 15 and 17 launched a home made raft from the slipway at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, at about 1510 on Sunday June 10. 1979.
It was nearly high water and a moderate breeze was...
The Staithes Fishing Boats Minnie, Flora and Star of Hope
NOVEMBER 18TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
The Staithes fishing boats Minnie, Flora and Star of Hope had put to sea at 10 A.M. in fine weather, but by 1.45 PM. the N.W. wind had increased and the sea had become very rough,...
Mrs a M Cook
Mrs A.M. Cook, chairman of Cockermouth Ladies' Guild from 1974 to 1978 and president from 1978 until her death..
Category: Obituaries