LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Briarbank and Katreen
Buckie, Banffshire.—At 9.15 on the night of the 20th of January, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the local fishing boat Briarbank was tow- ing the fishing boat Katreen to Buckie, but that the weather was becoming worse. Ten minutes...
Karen
MOTHER REPORTS SONS MISSING IN BOAT Torbay, Devon. At 11.50 on the night of the 26th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the mother of two young men had reported that they had not returned home after leaving...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM G. SANDERS, on his retirement, after serving for 36J years as Coxswain of the Torbay Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certi- ficate of Service, and a Pension.
To THOMAS HAYES, on his retirement, after serving for 19 J...
Category: Awards
Ella (2)
Gourdon, Kincardineshire ; Arbroath and Montrose, Angus.—At 12.20 in the morning of the 8th of July, 1948, the Gourdon coastguard reported to Gour- don life-boat station that the rowing boat Ella, with a crew of three, was expected, but had...
None
On the after- noon of the llth January, a doctor asked for the life-boat to go to Caldy Island to fetch to the mainland a girl who had been badly burnt and was in great pain. It would have been dan- gerous to fetch her in an open boat, and...
Rusken
Barra Island, and Islay, Hebrides. At 12.45 early on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the Barra Island life-boat station that the motor vessel Rusken of Oslo, on passage from Liverpool...
Rusken (1)
Barra Island, and Islay, Hebrides. At 12.45 early on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the Barra Island life-boat station that the motor vessel Rusken of Oslo, on passage from Liverpool...
International Life-Boat Conference
THE eighth International Life-boat Conference took place in Bremen from the 23rd to the 25th of June, 1959. The hosts were the German life-boat society, Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbriichiger.
Delegates from...
Category: Meetings
Dad's Army' Afloat
Two personalities from the television programme 'Dad's Army', who are always getting into hot water in the famous B.B.C. serial, sailed into cold water at the Little Venice Boat Afloat Show on 24th May-3rd June on behalf of the R...
Category: Articles
Nimble Wisbee
TRIMARAN SAVED Dover, Kent. At 4.22 a.m. on loth April, 1965, a resident at Folkestone informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen off Folkestone. The life-boat Southern Africa proceeded at 4.55 in a strong...