LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Port St. Mary, and Port Erin, Isle of Man. At 11.10 on the morning of the 23rd of December, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary at Port St. Mary that fire had broken out on the lighthouse on Chickens Rock. It had been...
Port Talbot Rotoract Club
Shifting sands: who needs oil when you can make £400 selling sand? These arabs, more usually members of Port Talbot Rotoract Club, were undeterred when they could not obtain a licence to collect in the street for The Mumbles lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
James, of Carnarvon
On the 28th Jan.
the schooner James, of Carnarvon, was wrecked near the bar of Drogheda Harbour, in a S.E. gale. The two Drogheda Life- boats launched to her assistance, and 1 man was rescued by the South boat, the John...
A Harbour Fete at the Little Northumbrian Coastal Village of Craster Last July Raised £1531 for the Lifeboat Service It Was Opened With Charm and Wit By Joyce Grenfell
A harbour fete at the little Northumbrian coastal village of Craster last July raised £.1,531 for the lifeboat service. It was opened with charm and wit by Joyce Grenfell who also sang snatches of her songs, everyone joining in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Honey' Owned By Weymouth's Life-Boat Mechanic Mr D Sargent Once Picked Up a Large Collecting Box Sat on the Quayside With It for a Couple of Hours and Collected
Honey', owned by Weymouth's life-boat mechanic, Mr. D. Sargent, once picked up a large collecting box, sat on the quayside with it for a couple of hours, and collected £2 for the R.N.LI. That was the start of the dog's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
D W Pyle Vicechairman of Church Stretton Branch Receives a Cheque for £250 from the Sponsored Swimmers of the Town's Amateur Swimming Club
D. W. Pyle, vicechairman of Church Stretton branch, receives a cheque for £250 from the sponsored swimmers of the town's Amateur Swimming Club.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
United States Coast Guard: a Glimpse By Trevor Ramsden Station Administrative Officer Padstow
THE SIGHT AND SMELL of bacon and hash browns at 90 degrees in the shade was a bit overpowering as a greeting to Grand Haven Coast Guard Station. A sympathetically smiling cook soon corrected my mistaken entrance and directed me to the...
Category: Articles
Sesam
All in a season's work RNLI Divisional Inspector Colin Williams gives a round up of all things operational this Spring in the island of Ireland Our crews experience everything that the Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean can muster, as...
THAT SINKING FEELING
Sometimes you can do everything right and the sea will still find a way to catch you out. Two friends from Bristol found this out when they decided to hit the east Devon coast for the late May Bank Holiday
With...
Category: Articles
Beal Inse, of Dublin
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 5.15 p.m.
on 15th May, 1967, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Beal Inse of Dublin was in urgent need of assistance two miles southwest of Valentia. The...