LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The King and the Coxswain
WHEN His Majesty the King was staying for a few days at Londeshorough Park last October, John Owston, the Coxswain superintendent of the Scar- borough Life-boat, was sent for by Lord Londesborough to assist the shooting parties. After the...
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The Norwegian Navy Boats Aksel and Arthur
AUGUST 15TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 6.37 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard at Kinnaird Head that a small motor boat was ashore three-quarters of a mile south of Inzie Head, and that another boat was standing by and...
The Fund Raisers
Garden gnome By dressing up as a garden gnome in last year's Aldeburgh carnival, lifeboat supporter Mr M. H. Catterick won a personal bet for £100 which he very generously donated to the RNLI.
Netball shoot Eight...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
A COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to CHARLES LACOCK, 16| years coxswain, 1J years second coxswain, and 4J years bowman of the Caister...
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New Members of the Committee of Management
SIR Charles Baring, Bt, Colonel F. F.
B. St. George, C.V.O., and Mr. Norman E. Wales have joined the Committee of Management of the Institution.
Sir Charles Baring is the son of Sir Godfrey Baring who...
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Viola and the Annie Fyfe
GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.—On the 12th February, while the Girvan fishing fleet were off Corsewell, a gale suddenly sprang up from S.E., which afterwards veered to S. and increased in violence.
The boats promptly made for home, and...
A Light Aircraft and a Yacht
Air crash search THE station honorary secretary of Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour) was alerted by Lee-on-Solent Coastguard MRSC at 1105 on April 30, 1987 with news of a crashed aircraft, down in East Solent near Horse Sand...
Cachalot and Wombat and Mako
Two calls ON THE MORNING of Friday August 13, 1982, a message came at 1148 from Thames Coastguard informing Aideburgh lifeboat station of a fishing vessel, Cachalot, which had broken down; she was anchored between Orfordness and Weir Point...
The Motor Fishing Boats Rosa and Widgeon
JUNE 22ND. - MONTROSE, ANGUS. At 9.40 AM. a strong N.E. wind was blowing, the sea was rough and the tide ebbing. It was evident that two motor fishing boats, Rosa and Widgeon, which were out would have great difficulty in crossing the bar...
William and Edwin,Unity, Little Mayflower and Boy Bob.
Hastings, Sussex.—During the evening of the 1st June, 1938, a whole S.W.
gale sprang up, bringing with it a very heavy sea. Several local fishing boats had been caught at sea, and it was decided to send out the motor...