LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Cross Sands Lightvessel
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk: At 12 noon on 3rd November, 1965, the Superintendent of Trinity House, Great Yarmouth, asked for help in bringing off a sick man from the Cross Sands light vessel as the Trinity House tender was too far...
Aptity
SICK MAN TAKEN OFF TANKER Berwick-upon-Tweed,Northumberland.
At 8.10 on the morning of the 22nd June, 1962, a message was received from the Lloyd's local agent that the tanker Aptity of London, bound from Rotterdam to...
Sir William Hillary's Tomb
A SERVICE of commemoration and re- dedication to mark the restoration of the tomb of the founder of the life-boat Institution, Sir William Hillary, was held at St. George's Parish Church in Douglas, Isle of Man, on 17th...
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Winmarleigh
DOCTOR TAKEN OUT TO TRAWLER Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. At 11.18 on the night of the 7th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man had been taken ill on board the trawler Winmarleigh of Fleetwood and needed medical...
Tervani
Stornoway, Hebrides. At 11.15 on the night of the 21st of October, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a trawler bound for Storno- way from the Little Minch had a badly injured man on board who needed immediate medical...
Dinkie
Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 6.30 on the evening of the 10th of July, 1959, the coxswain was informed that a sailing dinghj had capsized half a mile east of Cullercoats harbour. Five minutes later the life-boat Isaac andMary Bolton was...
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JUNE 7TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A request was received from the principal light-keeper at Tuskar Rock for the life-boat to bring ashore a sick man from the light-house. A very strong southwest gale was blowing, with a very rough...
Some Ways of Raising Money
Four years ago two Buckie golf clubs, Buckpool and Strathlene, combined to run an annual open golf men's tournament in aid of the RNLI. It is held in alternate years at each club. In 1975 a tournament for ladies was started to be played...
Category: Donations
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GIHVAN, AYRSHIRE.—A bright light was seen from Ailsa Craig on the evening of the 28th Jannary, and as it was understood to be a signal for help, the Sir Home Popham Life-boat was launched, and after a hard struggle of seven hours against an...
A Small Boat
Sheringham, Norfolk.—At 6 P.M. on the 19th August the Sheringham motor life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched on exercise. Seeing an unusual object about a mile and a half off West Runton, she closed with it and found it to be a small...