LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tricky Manoeuvre
Following your news item about the exercise with a passenger vessel as described in the spring LIFEBOAT magazine, I thought you may be interested in the enclosed action shot.
Harwich lifeboat was launched on service to the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Belmura
GUNWALES AWASH At 8.15 a.m. on I3th September, 1964, a local resident telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a cabin cruiser had gone aground in the fresh south-easterly breeze and moderate seas at Saundersfoot.
The...
Mr. Philip Nicholls
Mr. Philip NichoIIs, ex-Coxswain of the Penzance Life-boat, died on January 30th at the age of 75. He was con- nected with the Penzance Life-boat for over 30 years, becoming a member of the Crew in 1871. He was appointed Second Coxswain in...
Category: Obituaries
A Tynemouth Service: Nineteen Landed
THIS account of a service by the Tynemouth life-boat in September, 1949, should have appeared among the services for that month in The Life-boat for December of last year.
On the evening of the 23rd of Sep- tember, 1949,...
Category: Services
Doris Derrick,
Doris Derrick, a Minehead and district guild founder member since 1931. Mrs Derrick was responsible for flag days and house to house collections and continuing to serve in the boathouse shop until late 1995 when she retired aged...
Category: Obituaries
An Steamer
NOVEMBER 16TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An unknown steamer, which had been attacked by enemy aeroplanes, had signalled for a doctor, and with Col. G. D.
Franklin, C.I.E., O.B.E., late I.M.S. on board, the...
A Motor Boat
FAILED TO START At 9.15 p.m. on the following day, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat appeared to have broken down between the North pier and Wreck buoy, and the crew were waving for help. Two minutes...
Cdr P Fletcher Rn Rtd,
Cdr P Fletcher RN Rtd, founder member, box secretary and former chairman of Wargrave branch. He was awarded a certificate of thanks in 1985..
Category: Obituaries
Laity F.
Tug on fire THAMES COASTGUARD informed Southend- on-Sea lifeboat station at 1130 on Saturday March 21, 1981. that the tug Laity F was on fire near No 3 Sea Reach Buoy. The crew assembled and took the transport down Southend Pier and at 1148...
Atlantic College -- West Division
Situated in the medieval St. Donat's Castle, overlooking the treacherous coast between Penarth and Porthcawl, Atlantic College is a most unusual, but effective set-up - it is the only student-run RNLI station in the Britain. Rear Admiral... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs