LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A New Assistant Secretary
MR. R. C. BAVERSTOCK, the Assistant Secretary and Establishment Officer, has retired after forty-four years in the service of the Institution. He is succeeded by Mr. S. M. Whorlow.
Mr. Baverstock was appointed Assistant...
Category: Committee
Restless
Peel, Isle of Man.—About 4.30 in the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a small yacht was in difficulties off Peel, and the life-boat Helen Sutton was launched at 5.15. A strong, squally south-west wind was...
Provider
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 6th of January. 1954, a fishing coble was still at sea in worsening weather, and at two o'clock the life-boat Friendly Forester was launched in a rough sea. with a strong northerly gale...
St. Michael
Arklow, Go. Wicklow.—At 6.5 on the evening of the 24th of November, 1953, fishermen reported that a boat had burnt flares north of Arklow harbour.
At 6.30 the life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched. The sea was rough, with a...
Fisher
Walmer, Kent.—At 9.42 on the night of the 24th of June, 1954, a message was received that a yacht had broken down near the South Goodwin light- vessel. At 9.45 the life-boat Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 2 waslaunched. The sea was...
Sea Spray
At 6.10 a.m. on 17th September, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small speedboat which had left Ramsgate harbour for Margate at 2.35 had not arrived at 6.33. As the life-boat was about to search for the boat a message...
The S.S. Lake Michigan (1)
DUNGENESS, KENT, AND WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—At 3.30 A.M. on the 19th February, the s.s. Lake Michigan, of Liverpool, collided with a sailing vessel about two miles S.W. of Dungeness.
The steamer, a very large one of 9240 tons...
Coxswain Robert Cross: A Correction
IN the last issue of The Life-boat it was said that Coxswain Robert Cross of the life-boat station on the Humber, whose 'portrait appeared on the cover, had joined the crew in 1906, when the station was under the control of the Humber...
Category: Articles
Ruth
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 6.10 on the evening of the 13th of December, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message that a man and his young son had not returned to Paddy's Hole as expected from a fishing trip. At 6.48 the life-boat...
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Swanage, Dorset - At 10.20 p.m.
on 10th March, 1968, the coxswain learnt that two people were missing in the Studland to Swanage area. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 10.30 in a gentle west by north breeze with a...