LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Keith Graham, Coxswain of Exmouth Lifeboat, Sue Pollard and Vic Cocker, Chief Executive of Severn Trent Water
Keith Graham, coxswain of Exmouth lifeboat, Sue Pollard and Vic Cocker, chief executive of Severn Trent Water and chairman of the Forward Birmingham campaign, at its launch at the NEC.. - View image in PDF
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Joass
YACHTS IN DISTRESS Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—In the morning of the 8th of June, 1947, the Warden Point coastguard reported a yacht ashore on the Spile Sands, and the motor life-boat Milburn, on tempor- ary duty at the station, was...
Awards Made at the 1995 Annual Presentation of Awards
Awards made at the 1995 Annual Presentation of Awards See page 4 of this issue for a report of the Annual Meetings Since the last Annual Presentation of Awards Meeting the Committee of Management has awarded six Honorary Life Governorships,...
Category: Awards
(Above) on Receipt of Distress Messages Hm Coastguard Alerts Lifeboat Stations Co-Ordinates Search and Rescue Operations and Is the Link Between Lifeboat and Honor
(Above) On receipt of distress messages HM Coastguard alerts lifeboat stations, co-ordinates search and rescue operations and is the link between lifeboat and honorary secretary.. - View image in PDF
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One of the New 17Ft 6In Twin-Engined C Class Inflatable Lifeboats
One of the new 17ft 6in twin-engined C class inflatable lifeboats preparing to go afloat after her official handing over at Criccieth last May. A report of the ceremony appeared on page 57 of the summer 1984 issue of THE LIFEBOAT. photograph... - View image in PDF
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Percy Garon MC GM : Honorary Secretary of Southend-On-Sea Lifeboat Station from 1952-1975
THE LIFEBOAT SERVICE, fire brigade, his family, Southend, the Thames . . .
they are all as much a part of Percy Garon as he is of them; nor would he have it otherwise. Ask him about his life, and he will tell you about the...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth
FOR THE FIRST TIME the RNLI has awarded a gallantry medal for a rescue from an oil rig. The rig involved, Orion, was on tow from Rotterdam to Brazil when she went aground on the Guernsey coast. The rescue operation was in some respects of a...
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Testerossa (1)
A busy month for St Ives On 21 May 2006, relief Mersey class Royal Shipwright attended the 21m Testerossa, 27 miles north west of St Ives in near-galeforce winds. Sennen Cove's Tyne class Norman Salvesen joined in to achieve 5 knotsto St...
Out of the Blue:
Out of the blue: the Prime Minister paid a visit to Porlhcawl lifeboat station when she was in South Wales last June. I he crew presented her with a plat/lie and while she was being shown their lf ft I) class inflatable she tried her hand at... - View image in PDF
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During a Cocktail Party Organised By Kidlington Branch In November a Solent Class Lifeboat Cake Made By Mr Franklin of La Patisserie a Local Cake Shop Was Presen
During a cocktail party, organised by Kidlington branch in November, a Solent class lifeboat cake made by Mr Franklin of La Patisserie, a local cake shop, was presented as a raffle prize. The party, attended by Sir Alec and Lady Rose, raised... - View image in PDF
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