LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Willowpool
DEC. 10TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK, CAISTER, NORFOLK, AND LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 8.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that the steamer Willowpool, of Hartlepool,was sending out S.O.S. signals fourteen miles...
The British-Manned Liberty Ship Samnethy
DECEMBER 7TH - 10TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
At 11.45 in the morning, the naval base at Great Yarmouth asked, through the coastguard, that the life-boat should launch to the British-manned Liberty ship Samnethy, which had...
The Best Essay
By THERESA KEANEY (aged 13f), of Our Lady's Girls' School, Cavendish Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire.
THERE are thousands of brave men. Why do you look upon the Life-boatman as a hero among them ? Hero ! what does...
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Peter Jones China
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Marine Search and Rescue Organisation
THE report of the committee set up to review the Marine Search and Rescue Organisation of the United Kingdom has now been published. Its publication was reported briefly in certain newspapers, but had little editorial...
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An Aeroplane (142)
OCTOBER 22ND. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
At 2.57 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that an aeroplane had come down in the sea S.E. of the Fairlight Coastguard Station A light E.S.E. breeze was blowing and the sea...
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Information was received through the Portpatrick Coastguard at about 7.30 P.M. on the 5th January, that flares had been seen ofl Pladda Point. The Troon Motor Life-boat Sir David Rich- mond and the Girvan Motor Life'-boat Lily Glen,...
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...
The S.S. Nedjan
Newbiggin, Northumberland. — At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a vessel had stranded about two hundred vards north of Church Point.
At 3.9 the life-boat Richard Ashley...
Dagenite Batteries
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'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 ?...
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