LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Penarth - D Class
Guests and crew members with Penarth's new D class lifeboat at the handing over ceremony on 16 August 1989. Mrs Roma Cresswell and her husband John are in the centre flanked by crew members, with station honorary secretary Captain Graham... - View image in PDF
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Brighton ls_Atl.antic_s_aves two from pier underwater obstructions and a Force 7 onshore wind A service with chilling echoes of the Silver medal service carried out by the same station nearly four years ago Brighton's Atlantic 75 Thelma...
Patrol Vessels
FEBRUARY 8TH. - NEWHAVEN,SUSSEX. Patrol vessels had been reported missing, but nothing was found and, later, all were accounted for. - Rewards, £10.
A Dinghy and Two Yachts (1)
RESCUES FROM THREE YACHTS IN TURN Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and Margate, Kent. At 1.5 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the coastguard ininformed the honorary secretary at Southend-on-Sea that a small sailing dinghy had capsized near...
A Dramatic Shot of Teesmouth's Tyne Class Lifeboat City of Sheffield
A dramatic shot of Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield during her service to the Swedish vessel Stora Korsnas Link 1 which was on fire with a potentially explosive cargo. A full account of this service which, ironically,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rnli Cook Books Signed By Recipe Contributors Well Known In the World of Sport Went Like Hot Cakes Offshore Yachtsman the Rt Hon Edward Heath Mp Supported By S
RNLI Cook Books, signed by recipe contributors well known in the world of sport, went like hot cakes. Offshore yachtsman the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath, MP, supported by Sergeant Frank Elverson, did a roaring trade.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Boat (8)
NOVEMBER 15TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.
A fishing boat at anchor had gone ashore when the rope broke, but she did not need the help of the life-boat. - Rewards, £15 10s. 6d..
A Steamer (8)
JUNE 21ST. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
A steamer, damaged by striking a rock or wreckage, had been beached, but she did not need the help of the life-boat.- Rewards, £31 12s. 6d.
Kylin
Wells, Norfolk - On ifth September, 1966, the Wells life-boat Ernest Tom Neathercoat rescued a man and his dog from the yacht Kylin. A full account of this service, for which a special award was made to the coxswain and crew, appears on page...
Quadruple launch to stuck yacht
19 June: When this eye-catching yacht ran aground with one person aboard, Aldeburgh’s D class lifeboat Christine and Mersey class lifeboat Freddie Cooper had a job to do. It was just after midnight. The yacht was...
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