LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Three-Masted Motor Schooner Agnes Craig
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.— During the morning of the llth June, 1938, the three-masted motor schooner Agnes Craig, of Dublin, ran aground on the N.W. side of Blackwater Bank, about fourteen miles from Rosslare Harbour.
A Memorial at Clacton-On-Sea
ON the 14th of November, 1948, a memorial plaque to Second-Coxswain Frank Castle, of the Clacton-on-Sea life-boat, was unveiled in the boat- house.
The plaque is inscribed with these words: " In memory of Frank Castle,...
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Nova
DOCTOR TAKEN TO GERMAN MOTOR VESSEL St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 6.11 on the morning of the 8th March, 1963, the St. Peter Port signal station informed the honorary secretary that the German motor vessel Nova of Stade, which was seven miles...
The S.S. Salvinia
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.44 early on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat was in distress off Tollesbury pier in the River Blackwater, and that people were shouting for...
Tyrronall
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 4.35 on the afternoon of the 25th of May, 1957, the master of the motor vessel St. Patrick telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a small motor vessel appeared to be in trouble in South Shear three...
A Dinghy (5)
Selsey, Sussex. At eight o'clock on the evening of the 4th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had been reported submerged off Selsey east beach, with two people on...
New Ways of Raising Money
Mrs. Smith of Southport has handed to the Southport Guild the sum of £5, raised by a collection of a penny a week contributed by each member of the St. Andrew's Inner Wheel over 6o's Club.
Topsham Sailing Club...
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Five Medals for Wales.
Five bronze medals for gallantry have been won in Wales in the past three months.
Dr. Joseph Soar, Mus. Doc., the organist of St. David's Cathedral, who has been the honorary secretary of St. David's life-boat...
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Spirit
spirit Incredible journey The RNLI’s Chief Executive spent an especially productive Summer last year. Carol Waterkeyn finds out how A senior manager takes a cycle ride. Quite unremarkable until you realise that the man in question is the...
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Soap and water
When he’s not in the middle of an East End drama, lifelong RNLI supporter Steve McFadden heads west for coastal adventure
What does a soap star treat himself to on his 50th birthday? The latest...
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