LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Loch Fleet
Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At 8.25 in the morning of the 28th of November, 1951, the coastguard tele- phoned that a message had been received from the trawler Loch Fleet, of Aberdeen, through the Cullercoats radio station. She was making...
Undaunted
PENMON, ANGLESEY.—On the morning of the 7th November the Life-boatChristopher Brown was called out on service, a vessel being observed in distress, but, on reaching her, assistance was declined. A whole gale was blowing at the time, the sea...
A Fishing Boat
— At 11.35 P.M. on the 9th June, during a strong westerly gale, it was reported to the Coxswain, W. Cross, that a man had swum ashore from a fishing-boat and stated that four men aboard were in danger. The crew of the steam Life-boat Queen...
Rita
Fleet wood, Lancashire. — At 9.45 on the night of the 17th of January, 1951, the agents for the Swedish steamer Rita telephoned that this ship was lying off the Wyre Light with a badly injured man on board. They asked the life- boat to take...
Dunkit.
Lee shore FOLLOWING THE SIGHTING of a red flare in Dovercourt Bay by the BR sea freight liner. Thames Coastguard telephonedthe honorary secretary of Walton and Frinton lifeboat station and the deputy launching authority of Harwich lifeboat...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To DAVID ANDERSON, on his retirement, after serving 8J years as Bowman and 23 years as Coxswain at Montrose, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To THOMAS LEADBETTER, on his retirement, after serving 14 years as Bowman...
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Stranded wildfowlers TWO WILDFOWLERS stranded by the flooding tide on Black Rocks, south of Troon Harbour, were reported to the honorary secretary of Troon lifeboat station by Clyde Coastguard at 0933 on Monday December 8, 1980. A third...
Family Tradition
Family tradition - coxswain Ron Cannon {centre) hands the reigns over to his two sons Ian (right) and Paul. Photo © Isle of Thanet Gazette.. - View image in PDF
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