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Henry Harvey and Rebecca
On the following day a very severe »ale was experienced here, the wind blowing with hurricane force from the N.N.W. and the sea being very heavy.
The Thomas Fielden Life-boat was called out five times. On three...
Provider A, Easier Morn, Gem, Venus and Enterprise
Whitby, Yorkshire.—In the morning of the 26th of April, 1949, there was a heavy swell at the harbour entrance that would endanger the return of the fishing boats. When five were seen approaching two members of the harbour pulling...
Old Age and the Life-Boat Service. Helpers of 79, 86, 94, 98 and 102
REFERENCE has been made before in The Life-boat to the way in which old age continues to help the life-boats.
There are five more very touching examples of such service.
A Croydon lady 79 years old has...
Category: Articles
Liza, Scheherazade and Golden Venture
Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...
Far and Wide
I thought you might be interested in the enclosed photograph which was sent to me by a friend who lives in Edmondton, Canada.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
THE COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and & PENSION, have been awarded to :— . ' FREDERICK BARNES, 19J years coxswain and 13 years second coxswain, and 2J years...
Category: Awards
Sena Sioria and Whisky Mac
Six survivors snatched from yacht in Force 9 gale and heavy seas A service to a 50ft yacht by St Peter Port's Arun class lifeboat Sir William Arnold in atrocious weather conditions resulted in media headlines throughout the country - and...
Harwich and Dovercourt Station
Standing in Harwich's Atlantic 21 lifeboat are (I to r) Captain Richard Coolen, honorary secretary of Harwich and Dovercourt station branch, Eric Darvill, chairman of High Wycombe Round Table, with Geoff Rysdale, the immediate past... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
William and Edwin
ROCKETS FIRED Hastings, Sussex. At 2.47 a.m. on nth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small craft had fired red rockets from a position three miles south-east of the coastguard station.
At 3.4,...
Working With The Crew Of The Mersey Class Andy Pearce
Dear Editor From darkest Peru to wildest Llandudno, with extremely high winds and mountainous seas ...Working with the crew of the Mersey class Andy Pearce …using the ‘Kineton class’ Summer 2006 Lifeboat magazine.
Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs