LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rabbit
Margate, Kent. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 19th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing boat had capsized and her crew of two were in the water one mile off Birchington. Ten minutes...
Tender Florence
LYTHAM.—While the heavy gale was blowing on the 7th October, the steam tender Florence;, of Preston, was seen to part one of her chains and collide with another steamer, damaging both vessels.
The sea being very high, at...
M.F.V. 160
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 5.16 on the morning of the 20th of May, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message from the s.s. Roebuck that M.F. V. 160 of the Royal Army Service Corps was anchored six miles south- south-west of Casquets...
An Aeroplane (37)
OCTOBER 21ST. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY. About 1.15 in the morning the coastguard sent a message to the coxswain that an aeroplane wasin distress, burning red flares, off Dulas Island, some three miles to the west.
The coxswain...
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains and under the general superintendence of local honorary committees...
Category: Articles
Ross Alcedo
Heavy tow for Channel Islands Tyne saves fishing boat and four crew St Heller's relief Tyne class lifeboat Owen and Ann Aisher is pictured towing the 105ft commercial fishing vessel Ross Alcedo into St Helier harbour after taking her in...
Henry Blogg Centenary Exhibition
Born on February 6, 1876, Henry Blogg served in Cromer crew from 1894 and was coxswain from 1909 to 1947, through two world wars. He was awarded three gold medals for gallantry and four silver Five Cromer lifeboatmen who were in the crew...
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Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: August 1995 Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Clark CM GM, Former national organiser for RNLI in Ireland from 1967 to 1982.
September 1995 Tommy Dawson, coxswain of North Sunderland...
Category: Obituaries
New Ways of Raising Money
A MEMBER of Newhaven Ladies' Life- boat Guild has presented a silver challenge cup for an annual tug-of- war competition. Seven teams took part in the first contest for the cup held on the 29th of June, including teams from the Worthing...
Category: Donations
Sir John Lister
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 7.38 P.M. on the 6th April the Donna Nook coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore north of Donna Nook beacon.
A gentle breeze was blowing, with a slight swell, but there was a very dense fog. The...