LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Teddington (1)
OCTOBER 1ST - 22ND. - CROMER, NORFOLK. During the month both of the Cromer life-boats were launched several times and gave help to the S.S. Teddington, which had stranded after enemy attack in September.
For details see...
The Greek Motor Vessel Nafsiporos
Douglas, Isle of Man; Holy head and Moelfre, Anglesey - On 2nd December, 1966, the Douglas, Holyhead and Moelfre life-boats were launched to the Greek motor vessel Nafsiporos. A full account of this service, for which two gold medals were...
The Deputy Secretary
We have pleasure in announcing, for the information of Honorary Secretaries and other Life-boat workers, that the Deputy Secretary of the Institution, Major C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., R.E., who is on the Reserve of Regular Officers, has...
Category: Articles
H.M. Hospital Ship Rohilla
Whitby, Upgang, and Scarborough, Yorkshire ; Tynemouth, Northumberland.
—These boats were all engaged in connexion with the wreck of H.M.
Hospital Ship Bohilla on the 30th October-lst November,...
Fishing Boats
On the 9th of February, 1953, six of the crew of seven of the Fraserburgh life-boat lost their lives when the life- boat capsized near the harbour entrance in a heavy sea. For a full account of this disaster see page 469..
Life-Boat Essay Competition
OWING to the fact that so many schools have been moved on account of the war, it has been regretfully decided not to hold the Duke of Northumberland's Life-boat Essay Competition for Elementary Schools in 1940..
Category: Articles
Coxswain Thomas Horne
THOMAS MOORE HORNE, who died in January, 1955, at the age of 82, was coxswain of the Exmouth life-boat from 1928 to 1938. He was second coxswain from 1920 to 1928, and before that had been signalman for eleven years..
Category: Obituaries
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The motor life-boat William Evans was launched at 11 A.M. on the 17th April, in response to a call from the mainland for the Parish Priest, when owing to the weather conditions no other suit- able boat was available.—No expense to the...
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4th Novem- ber. A report that an aeroplane had been seen to fall in the sea was received, but though the life-boat searched for a long time nothing was found.—Re- wards, £17 0*. 3d..
Bringing In a Sea-Plane
The Port Erin motor life-boat bringing in the R.A.F. plane, K9686, on the 24th July, 1938.
The call for the life-boat came when the crew was attending the annual Life-boat Sunday Service, and the service was abandoned..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs