LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Award for Senior Aircraftman
ABOUT 8.45 on the morning of the 29th of September, 1958, a Royal Air Force 60-feet pinnace left Falmouth harbour for a trial run in rough seas.
She had a crew of five and Corporal N. L. Dyer was in...
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Dozmare
Moelfre, Anglesey.—During the afternoon of the 6th June, 1938, the Holyhead coastguard telephoned that a small sailing yacht had been reported making heavy weather about four miles out to sea. Owing to bad visibility, it was not possible to...
Esther Ann
On the following night, while the schooner Esther Ann, of Belfast, bound from Dublin for Wexford with a cargo of wheat, was attempting to beat up Dublin river during rough threatening weather, her top-sail split as she was passing the North...
Fishing Boats (3)
Arbroath, Angus.—The local fishing fleet put out during the early morning of the 23rd November, 1938, in fine weather. Later on a S.E. wind sprang up and rapidly increased to gale force. The sea grew very rough, with heavy rain, sleet and...
Spray
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 11.56 on the morning of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground north-west of the Mid Barrow light- vessel. No distress signals were...
M.F.V. Mary (1)
MFV broken down HM COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Southend-on-Sea lifeboat station at 1706 on Sunday May 2, 1982, that MFV Mary had broken down and had asked for immediate help; she was about 15 miles east of the...
Barendsz
APRIL 26TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
The motor vessel Barendsz, of Rotterdam, was flying a four-flag signal, but it was found to be her name in code and she had only come in close for shelter in an easterly gale. Two...
A Rowing Boat
Port Erin, Isle of Man. At 6.10 on the evening of the 8th of September, 1960, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was reported missing and might be in difficulties between Bradda Head and Flirlwick Bay. The...
Daring innovation
To his friends and colleagues, David Stogdon appeared to live entirely without fear yet he was a survivor of at least two near-death experiences. In 1940, during the Second World War, the destroyer Brazen sank underneath the young naval...
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Mr. Colville's Funeral Address
" I have come here to-night as the representative of the committee of management of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.
" We are met in grief and in pride.
The men whom we mourn were loved...
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