LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ocean Viking and a Barge
Dungeness, Kent.—At 5.28 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, the Lade coastguard rang up to say that the local pilot cutter had reported that the fishing boat Ocean Viking, which was towing a derelict barge with nobody on board,...
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Category: Advertisement
Janis
BembridgB, Isle of Wight—At 2.29 on the afternoon of the 25th of May, 195.7, 'the Foreland- coastguard tele- phoned that ; the > yacht Janis, of Bosham, was making little headway a mile and a half south-west of Ventnor pier but was...
A £338 Cheque Is Handed to Cullercoats Honorary Secretary
A £338 cheque is handed to Cullercoats honorary secretary, Mr R. J. Taylor, by Mr E. Armstrong manager of the Bay Hotel. Between them stand Crew Members Raymond Taylor, David Blackman and Geoffrey Nugent who had helped raised some of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Boats (1)
CULLERCOATS.—After the fishing-boats had left the harbour on the morning of the 13th February, a high sea sprung up, rendering it dangerous for the boats to return. It was therefore considered expedient to launch the Life-boat Gooperator No,...
Charles Bowry
Charles Bowrv was motor mechanic of Sheerness lifeboat from 1969 to 1970 and coxswain/mechanic from 1970 to 1981; in 1981 he was appointed coxswain! mechanic of Portpatrick lifeboat.
He was awarded the bronze medal in 1976.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Large American Ship Britannia
On the 30th December, the large American ship Britannia went ashore at Talybout, four miles from Bar- mouth, the wind blowing a hard gale from S.W. at the time. The Barmouth life-boat proceeded to her, and took off 14 men through a heavy sea...
The Regulations of the Institution
THE LIFE-BO AT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 120 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 56 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 25th, 1933 - - - 63,502 The Regulations of the Institution.<...
Category: Committee
Augia and Lily
CAISTER.—On the 9th. November, at about 9.45 A.M., the barque Augia, of Guernsey, with her main top-gallant yard hoisted and her starboard bow stove in, was seen in the Cockle Gat, she having been in collision with a sloop off Orfordness.<...
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Swanage, Dorset. At 4.58 on the afternoon of the 4th of June, i960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a report that a boy was stranded on the cliffs at the north end of Ballard Down near Old Harry Rocks. Police and...