LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Theodora
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - On 5th September, 1967, the life-boat A%am/proceeded on a service to the auxiliary cutter Theodora for which special awards were granted.
A full account of this service appears on...
Clipper
Bournemouth, Hampshire - On 19th May, 1968, the IRB saved the motor boat Clipper and rescued her crew of three. A full account of this service, for which special awards were made, appears on page 436..
The Life-Boat Station at Lytham - St. Anne's Began Life As a Mussel Purification Station
The life-boat station at Lytham - St Anne's began life as a mussel purification station. It is said that the idea for adapting the premises came from Mechanic George Harrison. Next door is the local yacht club whose members are dedicated... - View image in PDF
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Dagenite Batteries
Lifeboats depend on Dagenite Batteries So can you.
Dagenite batteries are used extensively by the RNLI; and they don't take any chances. Isn't this the kind of dependability you want for your car ? Dagenite...
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C P Witter
TOWING BRACKETS Approved by car manufacturers and issued with fitting instructions. Also shock absorber, stabiliser and lightweight couplings.
Please save a little for the people who save a lot—give generously to the...
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Above: the Mexico
Above: the Mexico some days after the disaster when her gear and cargo were being removed. She was eventually salvaged and displayed off Lytham for two years before being re-rigged and sold. She continued to trade until 1900 when, renamed... - View image in PDF
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Three Generations of the Cannon Family Aboard the Ramsgate Lifeboat
Three generations of the Cannon family aboard the Ramsgate lifeboat. The youngest, Ian (right) joined the crew on his 17th birthday, while father Roy (centre) has been coxswain for 18 years, and grandfather Bob (left) was previously the... - View image in PDF
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Happier Time:
Happier time: Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, Director of the RNLI, is pictured with some of the parents of the children who died at Land's End in 1985, after the handing over of a cheque for £52,000 in the boys' memory.. - View image in PDF
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Shoreline Member Sheila Donnelly
Shoreline member Sheila Donnelly hands over a turkey to Mr Slanton, the winner of the Easter draw organised b Sheila and her husband who run two shops at Childwall Fiveways and Broadgreen Hospital. Tickets, many of which were sold in the... - View image in PDF
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Michael Scales
Coxswain Michael Scales of St Peter Port was awarded the gold medal for the service to Bonita on December 13, 1981: he first joined St Peter Port lifeboat crew in 1975, becoming second coxswain in 1980 and coxswain in 1981 (photograph by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs