LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Foreign Governments and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
IN two instances recently the indomitable courage of the British Life-boatman has been recognised and suitably rewarded by governments of the respective countries to which the distressed vessels belonged.
The first case...
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Evi Livanos
Barrow, Lancashre. Shipping agents at Heysham telephoned the life-boat motor mechanic at 9 a.m. on i5th June, 1965, to say that the wife of a member of the crew of the Liberian tanker Em Livanos was an expectant mother and needed medical...
A Small Launch
FEBRUARY 15TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
The naval authorities reported to the life-boat station that at nine o’clock the previous evening a small launch had left the naval pier. Anxiety was felt for the safety of the officer...
Mitera Marigo
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 11.45 on the night of the 29th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that the motor vessel Mitera Marigo of Monrovia was sinking near no. 5 buoy in Falmouth harbour and needed help. The...
Slor
AUGUST 13TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At two in the morning the coastguard reported that a vessel was in distress a mile east of Marina look-out. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a moderately rough sea. The motor...
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RNLI News
Royal visit to four Scottish stations The RNLI's President, HRH The Duke of Kent, visited four lifeboat stations on the west coast of Scotland during a two day visit in July.
On 21 and 22 July, the President met...
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Springtide
Gale search A 999 CALL was received by Hartland Coastguard at 2125 on Saturday April 25 from the owner and skipper of the 55ft auxiliary ketch Springtide. He told them that the yacht had been moored in an exposed position in Ilfracombe...
Fishing Cobles (1)
CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Thirteen fishing-coble? were endeavour-ing to return home while a heavy sea was breaking on the bar on the 8th April.
As they would incur considerable risk in crossing, the Life-boat...