LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Faithful (1)
North Sunderland, and Holy Island, Northumberland. At midday on the 17th November, 1962. the North Sunderland coxswain, in the absence of the honorary secretary, told the coastguard that he felt anxious about the fishing vessel Faithful,...
Gem and Tut (1)
ENGLISH AND DANISH FISHING BOATS IN DISTRESS Runswick, and Whitby, Yorkshire.—At half-past one in the afternoon of the 17th of December, 1947, information was telephoned from Whitby to Runs- wick that the fishing boat Gem, belong- ing...
A Yacht
Two launches THE MUMBLES LIFEBOAT, the 47ft Watson Pentland (Civil Service No. 31) launched twice in the storms of August 14, 1979. The first launch, at 0735, was to stand by while the tug Hendon brought a yacht manned by two people through...
Taken for a Ride!
Michael Gray, pictured meeting crew and station personnel at Cullercoats lifeboat station shortly before completing his sponsored cycle ride, cycled from Surbiton, Surrey, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne last September, raising £189 on behalf of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Treasure and Fair Beagle
Six saved from two separate vessels in hurricane-force conditionsThe rescue of four fishermen and two yachtsmen, in separate incidents and in hurricane force winds, has earned Second Coxswain Rodney Burge of Amble lifeboat station the Thanks...
Our Merchant Navy
DUKE ALFRED. — " Really, Mr. PLIMSOLL., we're both in the same boat. You want seaworthy ships ; I want seaworthy men ; — and we'll try and get them." See DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S speach at...
Category: Poetry
Mrs P.E. Jennens,
AUGUST 1992 Mrs P.E. Jennens, founder chairman of Solihull ladies' guild from 1964 until 1980.
She was awarded a Silver badge in 1971 and a framed letter of thanks in 1980..
Category: Obituaries
Comedies of a Cow—And a Burning Chimney
THE false alarms which call out life- boats are very varied. On the 26th October last, with a gale blowing, the Plymouth motor life-boat put out— because a cow had gone wandering.
At 6.30 in the evening the coastguard at...
Category: Articles
Jean Ann.
Shoreham, Sussex - On 22nd September, 1968, the life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched to the yacht Jean Ann. A full account of this service appears on page 557..
Apollinaris, of Rotterdam
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—12th December. The motor vessel Apollinaris, of Rotterdam, had grounded north of Winterton look-out, but refloated without help. — Rewards, £27 7s. 6d..