LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ken Derham,
NOVEMBER 1993 Ken Derham, chairman of Mudeford lifeboat station from 1976 to 1993. He was the founder honorary secretary of the station in 1963, a post he held until 1976 when he became the deputy launching authority until 1985. Mr Derham...
Category: Obituaries
Robert John Gammon
June, 1984 Robert John Gammon, motor mechanic of The Mumbles lifeboat from 1947 to 1971 after serving for three months as assistant motor mechanic. Mr Gammon was awarded the Royal Humane Society testimonial inscribed on vellum in...
Category: Obituaries
Motor Mechanic Edward a Slaughter
Motor Mechanic Edward A. Slaughter who served in the Flamborough lifeboat crew for over 30 years, becoming part-time mechanic in 1935 before becoming the lifeboat's full-time mechanic in 1953, a position he held until 1969. Mr Slaughter...
Category: Obituaries
David Jolly
THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER AUTOMATIC STEERING on a COMPASS COURSE For craft 20-45ft. over 100lbs.
thrust. Self-contained unit with simple 2-hole installation. Quickly disengaged. 4 amp. average...
Category: Advertisement
Services of Life-Boats
RAMSGATE.—On the 26th March, 1860, a schooner was reported to be on shore on the Goodwin Sands. The Harbour Commissioners' life-boat Northumberland was quickly towed out to her assistance by the Harbourtug Aid, there being a fresh wind...
Category: Services
(Upper Left) Mrs Winifred Waring Honorary Secretary of Castleford Ladies' Guild and President of Castleford and Normanton International Soroptimist Club Together With Mis
(Upper left) Mrs Winifred Waring, honorary secretary of Castleford ladies' guild and president of Castleford and Normanton International Soroptimist Club, together with Miss Betty Moisly, Divisional Union President for Yorkshire... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 29 August 1995 show that far during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 3,031 times (an average of more than 12 launches a day) 650 lives were saved (an average of more than a day) Some...
Category: Articles
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Exmouth, Devon. At 12.55 early on the morning of the 13th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that orange-coloured lights resembling flames had been seen three to four miles south-east of Orcombe Point. The life-boat...
Life-Boot Launches on Service During the Months March April and May 1972
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Aldeburgh, Suffolk Amble, Northumberland Angle, Pembrokeshire Arranmore, Co. Donegal Baltimore, Co. Cork Barmouth, Merionethshire Barrow, Lancashire Barry Dock, Glamorganshire Bembridge, Isle of Wight Blackpool,...
Category: Services
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Sick man transported to mainland In the early hours of 21 September 1991, Oban's Brede class lifeboat Nottinghamshire was called on to transfer a sick man from Lochaline to Oban hospital.
Following a request at 0200...