LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Harbour rescue saves unconscious manMost of Oban was safely tucked up in bed when the lifeboat crew's pagers sounded at 12.50am on Monday, 16 April. Clyde Coastguard had received a report of a man in the water just off South Pier, in...
Spectators Getting a Thrill at Port Isaac, Cornwall, When As Part of a Water Safety Demonstration the Local Irb Showed What It Could Do In a Rocky Situation.
Spectators getting a thrill at Port Isaac, Cornwall, when as part of a water safety demonstration the local IRB showed what it could do in a rocky situation.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Drum Has Been Spun and Anita Harris Draws a Winning Ticket Watched B\ (I to R) Barry Bright Deputy Appeals Secretary Joyce Pearce
The drum has been spun and Anita Harris draws a winning ticket watched b (I to r) Barry Bright, deputy appeals secretary, Joyce Pearce of the appeals department, who keeps the record, and Anthon Oliver. appeals secretarv. The RNLI is a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
French Medals for Three Life-Boat Crews. Barry Dock, Torbay and Longhope
Barry Dock, Torbay and Longhope.
THE French Government has awarded medals to English, Scottish and Welsh life-boat crews for gallantry last winter.
During the seven months, from the beginning of...
Category: Medals
Alpheta
On the 21st November, at 9 P.M., it was reported that a vessel was ashore on Bembridge Ledge. The wind was blowing a moderate gale from S.W. at the time, accompanied by thick rain. The Life-boat went off, as did also two fishing-boats; the...
Lifeboat Services
South West Division Trapped under sea wall AT 1852 on Tuesday September 11, 1984, Lyme Regis honorary secretary was informed by Portland Coastguard that some people had been cut off by the tide at Black Beach groynes, some six cables to the...
Category: Services
Reviews
Abandon Ship, by Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O.
Hodder & Stoughton. 7s. Qd.
Heroes of British Life-boats, by Gerda Shairer and Egon Jameson. Harrap.
7s....
Category: Articles
The Eastbourne Life-Boat Beryl Tollemache Took Out Light Fire-Fighting Gear When the Oil Tanker Sitakund Was Beached on Fire Off Eastbourne In October 1968
The Eastbourne life-boat Beryl Tollemache took out light fire-fighting gear when the oil tanker SHakund was beached on fire off Eastbourne in October, 1968.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Your Letters
Kits and pieces Sir - I would like to point out to Mr C. J.
Richardson (Your Letters, Spring 1990 issue) that there are several lifeboat models on the market.
Two models are currently available as complete...
Category: Correspondence
The Tender Offshore I
At 2 p.m. on 5th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that four youths in a hired rowing dinghy were missing. At 2.37 the life-boat Edian Courtauld left her moorings in a fresh west north westerly breeze and a rough...