LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Major Showell-Rogers (left) with Coxswain Reginald Brown of the Poole life-boat.. - View image in PDF

Above: Mike Dymond checks the flares and first aid kit aboerd Samaki II andt. - View image in PDF

GREEK STEAMER AGROUND ON THE NEEDLES Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 7.26 in the morning of January 5th, 1947, the Totland coastguard reported to the life-boat station by telephone that a message had been received from a vessel aground near...

To WILLIAM TOMS, on his retirement, on the closing of the Station, after serving 11J years as Coxswain, and previously 6J years as Second Coxswain of the Looe Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a...

SAFE SAILING MODERN DESIGNED LIFE-JACKETS Comfortable to wear with maximum buoyancy L1FEBOUYS . LIGHTS . LIFE-RAFTS FIRST-AID KITS AND FLARES WET SUITS AND ALL SAILING WEAR LIST ON REQUEST CAPTAIN O. M. WATTS LTD.

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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 the 24th November, at 5'30 A.M., signals of distress were observed to ,the northward. A strong gale from the E.S,E. was blow- ing at the time, accompanied with rain.

The Winterton life-boat was launched, and with...

Right: Mr Vic Cole with his Mersey model and the police team, Sergeant Geoff Thompson and PCs Alan Neasham, lain Wylie and Steve Morse, who all gave up three weeks' leave to make the trip. Photo Steve McClean, Wiltshire... - View image in PDF