LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Inshore Passage
The Inshore Lifeboat Centre at Cowes held its biennial Open Days on 16 and 17 August.
Our photographers braved the holiday atmosphere, the refreshment tent and blazing sunshine to bring you this photo-report..
Category: Articles
Actuosity
— On the night of the 21st October the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station at Nells Point telephoned that a vessel was ashore at Colhugh Point, and the motor life-boat Prince David was launched at 10.50 p.m. A moderate to strong S.S.W. breeze...
A Rowing Boat (1)
Wicklow. At 4.10 on the afternoon of the 20th of August, 1958, the cox- swain was told that a partly submerged boat was being driven southwards three miles north-east of Wicklow. At 4.30 the life-boat /. W. Archer was...
Smiling Morn
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—On the 15th of July, 1955, the No. 2 life-boat Lucy Lovers was bound for her station from Oulton Broad following a routine survey. About 1.10 in the afternoon, when she had reached a position one mile south of Southwold,...
Shellduck
Fowey, Cornwall.—At 11.20 on the morning of the 21st of August, 1955, the Polruan coastguard rang up to say that a sailing dinghy had capsized three-quarters of a mile south-west of Blackbottle. At 11.35 the life-boat Deneys Reitz put out...
The Minesweeper Waverley
APRIL 9TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 6.50 P.M. the assistant mechanic reported a small boat in difficulties. A strong N.N.W.
wind was blowing, and the sea was rough.
The motor life-boat...
Two American Fortress Aeroplanes
MARCH 24TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. About 8.33 in the morning, information was received from the naval base at Harwich, through the coastguard, that two American Fortress aeroplanes were down near the Pye Sands. A light west-southwest...
The Aberdeen Trawler Blethos
AUGUST 9TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 9.15 in the evening the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore on the south end of Stroma. An easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Thomas...
Fifty-Three Years' Service. Second Coxswain William Mowat, of Longhope, and Mr. Edward Bensley, of Gorleston
Second Coxswain William Mowat, of Longhope, and Mr. Edward Bensley, of Gorleston.
Two life-boatmen died last October, each of whom had the remarkable record of fifty-three years' service in the life-boat. One was...
Category: Obituaries
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