LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sad Passing
It was with great sadness that the RNLI learned of Harry Patch’s death in July at the age of 111.
Harry’s relationship with the RNLI began when he kindly funded a D class lifeboat from the proceeds of his book The last...
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Mill O' Buckie
At 1.30 A.M. on the 26th January the life-boat watchman reported a vessel ashore near the harbour. A whole N.W. by N. gale was blowing with a very heavy sea. The motor life-boat K.E.C.F., with Mr. Moncas, the branch secretary, on board, put...
A Steamer (11)
NOVEMBER 14TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS- SHIRE. A steamer had called for help at night, but the life-boat could not find her, and it was learned later that she had been able to go slowly on her way. - Rewards, £18 9s..
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
THIS August, for the seventh year running, the fishwives of Cullercoats made a collection for the Life-boat Service when the quarterly launch and road exercise of the Cullercoats Life-boat took place.
By collecting this...
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Dosinia
DEC. 21ST. - CROMER, NORFOLK. Information was received shortly before 2 A.M.
from the coastguard that a vessel had struck a mine near the Haisborough Light-vessel.
A light southerly wind was blowing, with...
The Life-Boat Stamp Club
Miss MARGARET POWER, of Mount Royal, Old Common, Cobham, Surrey, the honorary secretary of the Life-boat Stamp Club, will be very glad to receive from readers of The Life-boat any stamps of the King Edward VIII issue which they will be...
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Osprey
On the 25th November, at about 7.15 A.M., the Ramsgate Life-boat and steameragain proceeded out in reply to signal guns fired from the Gull Light-ship. A large barque was seen to be ashore on the N.E. part of the Goodwin Sands, to which the...
Heckler of Cullen
The boat was also out doing goodwork on the 25th of the same month.
At midnight, lighted torches having been observed from some vessel in the bay during a fearful gale from N.N.W., with snow showers, the...
Lalage
Margate, Kent. At 9.21 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the coxswain that red flares had been seen in the direction of Margate Sands five miles north-west of Margate. The coxswain had also seen these flares,...
Picton
MARGATE.—On the llth February a strong gale was experienced here, the wind blowing from S.S.W. accompanied by a heavy sea and thiek weather, with rain and snow. At 1.50 A.M. the Coastguard reported that the Tongue Lightvessel was firing...