LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sand Dredger Nigel
TOW FOR DREDGER Angle, Pembrokeshire. At 9.50 p.m.
on aoth March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a vessel in the vicinity of St. Govan's lightvessel needed immediate help. There was a fresh...
The Barges Esterel and Yampa
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT WALTON AND FRINTON OCT. 14TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. The barges Esterel and Yampa, of London, were on their map from London to Norwich with cargoes of maize, When nearly opposite Orfordness they were caught by...
Galilee and other Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire - At 10.15 a-mon nth April, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that conditions were deteriorating on the bar and harbour approaches and that the oldest boat in the local fleet was approaching the harbour....
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM GRIMES, on his retirement, after serving for 16 years as coxswain of the Wells life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, and a pension.
To ROLAND HAYTER, on his retirement, after serving for 14f years...
Category: Awards
Radieuse
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford, and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 7.34 on the evening of the llth of May, 1958, the Superintendent of the Irish Coast Life-Saving Service passed on to the acting honorary secretary at Rosslare Harbour a message...
A Boat and a Dinghy
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 1.55 p.m. on i8th April, 1965, the bowman informed the honorary secretary that a small boat under oars was making poor progress about three-quarters of a Bile east of the station. The honorary lecretary...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To THOMAS WATSON, on his retirement, after serving for 2J years as second coxswain, 19 years as bowman and 13 years as a member of the crew of the Cromarty life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service and an...
Category: Awards
The Barrell's Llightvessel
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 10.40 on the morning of the 12th August, 1961, the Inspector of Irish Lights told the honorary secretary that there was a sick man on board the Barrell's lightvessel who needed to be landed. As no...
A Yacht (2)
Eight-hour tow in winds up to Force 9 Rosslare Harbour Ireland Division Rosslare Harbour's Arun class St Brendan was at sea for twelve hours in winds of up to Force 9 on 12 August 1988 when a yacht found herself in trouble more than 50...
A Whaler and a Dinghy
Dover, Kent.—At 4.20 on the after- noon of the 17th of May, 1955, Lloyds signal station reported that a whaler, with five boys from Dover College oil board, which had a dinghy in tow with three boys on board, had been blown out of Dover...