LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Margate, Kent - At 4.27 p.m. on 7th December, 1969, it was learnt that the 50 ft. ketch yacht Aquila, on passage from Newhaven to London with a crew of four, had fired red flares. She had ripped her mainsail in a sudden squall and had...

Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.—At 10.15 on the morning of the 31st of January, 1953, the life-boat coxswain reported that two men were in diffi- culties in a rowing boat. They had anchored two miles east of Lytham pier and were flying a...

Holyhead. Anglesey,—At 12.35 in the afternoon, on the 4th of July, 1950, the coastguard reported that red rockets were being fired by a fishing vessel off Rhoscolyn. A light easterly breeze was blowing and the sea was...

DECEMBER 27TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 1.10 A.M. the Hoylake coastguard reported that a vessel had been mined ten miles N.W. of the Bar Lightvessel, and the No. 1 motor life-boat William and Kate Johnston put out. There was a light...

The new Eastbourne life-boat Vincent Nesfield, which is a 37-foot Oakley, was named by Esmond Knight, the actor, at Eastbourne on 9th April, 1969, the boat having been provided from the proceeds of the Joyce Giddins Fund and legacies left by...

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The History of the Blyth and Cambois Lifeboats The History of the Eyemouth Lifeboats by Jeff Morris Published by the author - prices in text Jeff Morris, the Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society continues his self-imposed...

Lifeboatmen pick a winner The 81st RNLI lifeboat lottery was drawn by lifeboat crew members on 30 April at the RNLI depot in Poole. The draw raised over €197,000 and first name out of the drum was Mr C Chestnutt from Worcestershire, who won...