LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Miss Lucy
ESCORT FOR TWO Torbay, Devon. At about 10 p.m. on ist April, 1964, a shipping agent at Exmouth informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel The Duchess had found a catamaran with four people on board 15 miles south-east of Berry...
When Hrh the Prince of Wales Visited Connah's Quay Deeside on July 11 He Met Garry Jones Station Honorary Secretary (C) and Flint Lifeboatmen Who Were There to Launch Their D Class Inflat
When HRH The Prince of Wales visited Connah's Quay, Deeside, on July II, he met Garry Jones, station honorary secretary (c.) and Flint lifeboatmen who were there to launch their D class inflatable lifeboat down the new slipway built as... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Celia's supporting role
A stellar acting career and a passion for the sea unite in Celia Imrie’s latest role – and thoughts of lifeboats are never far away
As someone who regularly takes the ferry journey from...
Category: Articles
Launches
ABERDEEN ON-124S(17-24):Mar 9,Apr 9.15 D-536:Mar 27,Apr 9 ABERSOCH B-790:Apr9(x2).10 ABERYSTWYTH B-704:Apr 22,25 ACHILL ISLAND ON-1240(14-28)Aprn AITH ON-123Z(17-14):)an 30,Mar 9,27 ALDEBURGH ON-ll93(l2-34):Feb11.
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Category: Services
In May 1972 Princess Anne Visited the St.Ives Cornwall Life-Boat Station Where She Met Coxswain Thomas Cocking Who Two Months Later Dived for the Boy Described I
In May, 1972, Princess Anne visited the St. Ives, Cornwall, life-boat station where she met Coxswain Thomas Cocking who two months later dived for the boy described in the report on this page.
by courtesy of Studio St. Ives... - View image in PDF
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Frederick Warne
THE BOOK OF SEA RESCUE Laurence F Gilding An authoritative account of all the organisations formed to help those in danger of drowning, with exciting ac- counts of some famous rescues. 10s 6d OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS Frank E Dodman A...
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Services of the Life-Boats In April, May and June, 1954. 91 Lives Rescued
APRIL DURING April life-boats were launched 26 times and rescued 22 lives.
THREE MEN RESCUED FROM SAILING BOAT Margate, Kent.—At 2.50 on the after- noon of the 1st of April, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that he had...
Category: Services
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1952
Persons rescued from shipwreck Time of ! Launching 4. 12.15 p.m. Valentia life-boat took a doctor and stores to Blasket Island.
6. 11.20a.m. Sennen Cove life-boat took doctors and a nurse to St. Mary's,...
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May Lily
Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— At 7.16 on the morning of the 17th ofApril, 1951, a fisherman telephoned the Filey life-boat authorities that he had picked up a message on his wireless set: the fishing boat May Lily, of Scar-...
Two Tragedies of Collecting Boxes
BOTH tragedies occurred in Hertford- shire. The first was on life-boat day in St. Albans. A little girl had been sent out by her mother to do some shopping. She had a florin ready in her hand. At the corner of the road she met a life-boat...
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