LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Moonshine
Hastings, Sussex - At 8.55 p.m. on 17th April, 1968, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about five miles south east of the life-boat station.
The life-boat Fairlight was launched...
Kantara
Weymouth, Dorset - At 3.5 a.m. on 6th September, 1968, the coastguard reported that red flares had been seen in Bowleaze cove. Twenty minutes later the life-boat Frank Spiller Locke was launched. It was low water. She came up with the cabin...
Valhalla
Redcar, Yorkshire - At 4.40 p.m. on 24th November, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Valhalla had lost her propeller. The life-boat Aguila Wren was launched at 5.5 in a fresh south westerly wind with a moderate sea.
The...
Mr John G Francis of Petts Wood Orpington Kent Was at RNLI Headquarters London on 15Th May 1969 Presented With a Lifeboatman Statuette for His Voluntary Publ
Mr. John G. Francis, of Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, was at R.N.L.I. Headquarters, London, on 15th May, 1969, presented with a lifeboatman statuette for his voluntary public relations work for the Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society which he... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Swimmers In Action
When the Teesmouth life-boat Sarah Jane and James Season was out on exercise on 25th August, they were signalled by a fishing coble.
When they went alongside they found that she had a trawl warp round her propeller. The two...
Category: Articles
Rani
Dover, Kent - At 3.18 a.m. on 30th July, 1967, the coxswain was informed that a yacht with a broken mast was almost ashore in Fan bay, about three miles east of Dover. The life-boat Faithful Forester slipped her moorings at 3.29 in a strong...
More Than 50 Hardy Walkers Set Off on a 20 Mile Trek from Whitstable Harbour
More than 50 hardy walkers set off on a 20 mile trek from Whitstable harbour to boost funds for the planned extension to the boathouse. Chairman of the fund raising committee, Mrs Linda Livingstone, organised the sponsored walk to Faversham... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
British Geological Marine Survey Unit
Representatives of the British Geological Marine Survev Unit are seen presenting a cheque for £1,300 to Coxswain Peter Murray of the Anstrttther lifeboat. The monev is to go towards the Doctors Appeal and is one of many donations given... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Top) Flat, Harbourside Land
(Topi Flat, harbourside land is at a premium in Fowey, but the site eventually acquired for the 1997-built building is ideal.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Good Neighbours
Dumfries branch recently held its local gala, the Dumfries 'Quid Nychburries' which translated means Good neighbours to the Sassenachs!. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs