LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Some Ways
Mrs. B. E. Ragg, of Kenilworth, is 76 years old and during the four days of the Royal Show last year collected nearly £160. Considering that the weather throughout the show was extremely hot, for a 76-year-old collecting for Jive or six...
Category: Donations
New Venture
Sinking fishing boat NITON RADIO advised Solent Coastguard at 2031 on Saturday December30, 1978, that the 42ft fishing vessel New Venture reported to be midway between Nab Tower and Hayling Island had sent a message by VHP that she was...
The Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
The Life-boat transporting-earriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage
The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a "very important auxiliary to the boat.
Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a, carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
Category: Articles
Two Rowing Boats
SIX RESCUED FROM TWO BOATS Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 3.45 on the afternoon of the 6th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that four children were in difficulties in a rowing boat off Proud Giltar. Twelve minutes...
. . . .Received By Way of Exchange, a Box of Chocolates
.... received by way of exchange, a box of chocolates. Alison, whose obvious surprise and delight caught the photographer's attention, is the daughter of a member of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund's executive committee.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Boat
Selsey, Sussex—20th January. The life-boat made a long, but unsuccessful, search for a small boat. The boat, and later the bodies of the two men who had been on board, were washed ashore.—Rewards, £20 17s. 6d..
A Fishing Boat
1st October. A fishing boat in distress, but the man on board had already been rescued by a small boat from the shore.—Rewards, £19 13s. 6d. (See also Shore-boat Services, page 22.).
A Seaplane
DECEMBER 6TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A seaplane had been reported down in the sea, but was later reported to be safe. While searching for her, the lifeboat found a barrage balloon partly deflated, but in the heavy...
An Aeroplane (14)
APRIL 15TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found and later it was learned that the aeroplane had been taken in tow for Stornoway by a trawler.- Rewards, £4 19s...