LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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SICK MAN TAKEN OFF TUG Penlee, Cornwall. At 11.30 on the night of the 3rd December, 1962, it was reported that the tug Ocean Bull, which was towing the bow section of a tanker to Bilbao from Glasgow, was approaching Mounts Bay and had a sick...
Sir William Sutherland
Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders police holds the winning ticket in the Scottish region Volvo Draw. Pictured from left to right in front of the car are: Gillian Paton, representing Loganair who presented a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Naming Ceremonies: Ireland. Kilmore and Hovvth
Two new motor life-boats have been sent to the Irish coast this year: Kil- more, County Wexford, and Howth, County Dublin.
Kilmore, County Wexford.
The new motor life-boat at Kilmore has replaced a pulling...
Category: Inaugurations
Duskie Maid and Restango
About 1.30 P.M.
on the 14th October, the Coxswain, who was near the harbour, saw a fishing boat making for the entrance.
A moderate N.W. gale was blowing with a heavy swell, and the river Girvan, which...
Atlantic College -- West Division
Situated in the medieval St. Donat's Castle, overlooking the treacherous coast between Penarth and Porthcawl, Atlantic College is a most unusual, but effective set-up - it is the only student-run RNLI station in the Britain. Rear Admiral... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
To Come Last In a Race and Still Earn £45724 for the Lifeboats
To come last in a race and still earn £457.24 for the lifeboats cannot be bad. This entrv in a charitv pram race held between 17 Hampsiead pub teams was dressed up to look (something) like a Waveney class lifeboat and although it came... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Christmas Cards and Calendars
A CHOICE of three different Christmas cards is provided by the Institution's selection of subjects this year, and in addition the usual pocket calendar is available.
The bronze medal service by the Coverack life-boat on...
Category: Advertisement
City of Bristol
WITHERNSEA.—The fishing smack City of Bristol, of Hull, stranded about a mile S. of the Life-boat house during a S.E. by S. wind, a heavy snowstorm, and a chopping eea, on the 5th of January. The Admiral Sous Life-boat was launched at 9.15 A...
Award to Falmouth Coxswain
MR. C. H. BROWN, coxswain of the Falmouth life-boat, has been awarded a certificate by the Royal Humane Society for rescuing a young boy from the sea near Falmouth.
Coxswain Brown has served with the Falmouth life-boat...
Category: Awards
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire - On 21st May, 1969, the reserve life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her moorings to go to the help of a boy who had fallen over the cliff at Manorbier. A full account of...