LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht
At 8.22 a.m. on 26th May, 1967, information was received that a small vessel had fired flares about five miles north of Grenham Bay, Birchington. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at 8.44 in a slight south...
A Motor Boat (1)
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin - At 12.20 a.m. on I5th June, 1967, a report was received that shouts for help were coming from the sea off Sandycover Point. The life-boat John F. Kennedy slipped her moorings at 12.35 m a calm sea. The tide was...
Ernest Pavey
Ernest Pavey, who worked for the RNLI for 42 years, first as a travelling mechanic and machinery overseer in the North West, and finally as a machinery examiner at the Boreham Wood depot, was one of the recipients of Maundy Money at the... - View image in PDF
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Naming and Dedication from Page 13
beautifully as only young Welsh voices can. Both band and choir had to endure an icy wind which astonishingly did not impair their music. An anthem composed specially for the naming ceremony by Trevor Roberts was much appreciated by the...
Category: Inaugurations
When Chipstead (Kent) Sailing Club Held Its Regatta on July 18
When Chipstead (Kent) Sailing Club held its regatta on July 18 the entrance fees for two races were donated to the RNLI. With the profit from a souvenir stall, £79.86 was raised for Sevenoaks and District branch by the end of the... - View image in PDF
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Yarmouth Isle of Wight:
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight: When the 52ft Arun lifeboat Joy and John Wade took Christmas fare to the keepers of The Needles Lighthouse last December, The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of London, Dame Mary Donaldson, was one of those on... - View image in PDF
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A Dinghy
Ten rescued TOLD BY a member of the public at 1309 on August 10, 1974, that a dinghy being sailed singlehanded had capsized in Port Eynon Bay and her helmsman was having trouble righting her, J. Walter Grove senior crew member of Horton and...
Showboat - and Carriage
So often the Cinderella... This year a sizeable stand at the London Boat Show enabled the Talus tractor and sophisticated Mersey launching carriage to share the limelight with the lifeboat they launch. Photo Mike Anker, Take Two. - View image in PDF
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Three of a Kind
West Kirby's D class, Thomas Jefferson, and Hoylake's Mersey, Lady of Hilbre, joined New Brighton's Atlantic, Rock Light, and sailed in formation past The Magazines, site of the earliest RNLI station on the Wirral and also where... - View image in PDF
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Flying Lessons
Following the announcement in the winter issue of The Lifeboat, the RNLI has started testing a 7.6m (25ft) hovercraft to assess its potential as a new rescue vehicle. The six-sealer craft is being tested in Poole harbour over a variety of... - View image in PDF
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