LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
1939-45 Star for Life-Boatmen
The 1939-45 star has been awarded to all members of the crews of lifeboats in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who were out on life-boat service 25 times or more during the war. Two hundred and fourteen men have qualified for...
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Rabbit
Margate, Kent. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 19th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing boat had capsized and her crew of two were in the water one mile off Birchington. Ten minutes...
Children Rescued from Cabin Cruiser
ON the afternoon of 16th September, 1962, Mr. Kenneth Johnson and his brother, Mr. Frank Johnson, with six of their children aged between two and twelve, went on board Mr. Kenneth Johnson's cabin cruiser, which was one of the Dolphin...
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GIRL FOUND IN WATER BY TANKER'S BOAT Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 10.28 on the night of the 6th April, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that cries for help had been heard by the crew of the tanker Hamilton Trader, which...
Search and Rescue at Sea
ALONG the top of the first page of the official instructions to H.M. Coast- guard the following words are written : " The swift emergencies of the sea call for prompt response ".
It is just that which has led to...
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Three Medals for Fraserburgh.
In the early morning of 23rd. September the Fraserburgh lifeboat was called out. Only the day before the coxswain had been called to the Navy, and Captain Andrew Stephen, honorary secretary of the station took command.
A...
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St. Kilda
Angle, Pembrokeshire. At 2.10 on the morning of the 25th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen about ten miles from St. Anne's Head.
A light south-west wind was...
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APRIL 27TH - 29TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE ; ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE ; PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE ; AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
While the motor fishing vessel Provider was on passage in ballast from Caernarvon to...
Lizzie R Wilce & Mary Barrow
At about 9.15 P.M. on the 7th January, during a heavy N.W. gale, a vessel was seen running for the harbour, but on nearing the entrance she missed stays and was driven on to Porthminster Beach, first striking heavily on Pednolver...
Annie
About 2 p M., on the 8th February, the pilot coble Annie, of Redcar, which had gone out in the morning to a steamer, but had failed to reach her on account of the strong N.W. gale and heavy sea, was seen off Redcar, beyond the breakers, with...