LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Skilful Rescue In Unknown Waters
AT 12.45 on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1952 the coastguard telephoned the life-boat station at Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides that the crew of a local motor boat, the Mayflower, were marooned on rocks.
The...
Category: Services
A Boat (2)
AUGUST 8TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
A number of soldiers had gone out ina boat and could not make any headway against tide and sea, but they were picked up by a steamer. - Rewards, £5 14s..
A Grain Elevator
SEPTEMBER 20TH. - MARGATE, KENT.
A grain elevator, which was in tow of a Russian ship, had broken adrift and gone ashore, but no one was on board. - Rewards, £18 14s..
Travelscope
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Coxswain Jeremy Rees
Bronze Medal Coxswain Jeremy Rees cif Angle for a six hour service in gale force winds saving a passenger boat from 80ft cliffs and the lives of its four passenger-see TheLifeboat Winter 1997/98 for a full report of the service.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Motor Boat
13th July. A motor boat was wrecked, but her crew of two swam ashore.—Rewards, £14 15s. Qd..
A Motor Skiff
CRIES FOR HELP Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 12.10 a.m. on nth December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a police constable on duty near the Pier Hotel had heard cries for help which seemed to come from the...
List of the Rewards for Saving Life from Wrecks, Voted By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
FOR SAVING LIFE FROM WRECKS VOTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS' CREWS, AND TO OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31ST DECEMBER,...
Category: Articles
A Steamer (2)
JANUARY 22ND. - TROON, AYRSHIRE.
A steamer had been reported ashore, but a second message asked that the life-boat should be recalled as she was not needed.- Rewards, £11 14s..
Lester Piggot on No 5 Go Total Entering the Winners Enclosure After the Pains- Wessex Stakes Followed By No 1 Gypsy Dancer (Pat Eddery) Who Was Third Home In This Fourth Race
Lester Piggot on No 5 Go Total entering the winners enclosure after the Pains- Wessex Stakes, followed by No 1 Gypsy Dancer (Pat Eddery) who was third home in this fourth race.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs