LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Oceanic Liberty
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 1.25 a.m.
on 16th February, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker Oceanic Liberty had gone ashore on the south side of St. Gare lighthouse.
The...
A Motor Boat
Tor bay, Devon - At 11.28 p.m. on I4th July, 1966, a motor boat on hire from Ter'gnmouth was reported overdue. The owner was searching along the coast. It was decided if the boat was not traced by daylight the life-boat and a helicopter...
Vispon
FLOODING EMERGENCY At 9.20 p.m. on 26th June, 1964, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Haulbowline, told the honorary secretary that the Spanish trawler Vispon, nine miles west of Bull Rock lighthouse, had sent out an SOS call as her engine...
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APPENDICITIS Galway Bay. At 6.0 p.m. on 3rd January, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had a patient with appendicitis requiring hospital treatment and had failed to obtain a boat for the journey to the...
Keith Willacy
Keith Willacy, honorary secretary at Morecambe and helmsman during the rescue of the yachtsman, pictured at the time of his Silver medal award.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
by Peter Orme A cheery wave from HRH The Duchess of Kent aboard the Mersey class lifeboat Marine Engineer after the naming ceremony in London's Docklands on 25 April 1991.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Moelfre's Tyne Class Lifeboat Robert and Violet
The Tyne towed her some eight miles to safety, in conditions which can well be gauged from the photograph taken by the lifeboat crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tulip Lifeboat: at Spalding Flower Parade By Theo Stibbons Chairman Spalding and District Branch
SINCE THE FORMATION of Spalding and District branch five years ago we have always spent the second weekend in May working very hard raising money for the RNLI at various stalls dotted around the route of the spectacular Spalding Flower...
Category: Articles
Robin Castle Has Been Coxswain /Mechanic of Sheerness Lifeboat
Robin Castle has been coxswain /mechanic of Sheerness lifeboat since 1981.
In 1987 he was awarded a Bronze medal in recognition of his superb initiative, skill and courage during the famous 'October Hurricane' of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Above Left) Torbay's New Crew Facilities
(Above left) Torbay's new crew facilities in the south eastern corner of Brixham harbour. The station's Arun lies to a mooring in front of the building.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs