LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marjon Two
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 4.35 on the afternoon of the 28th of July, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a cabin cruiser was showing distress signals a mile and a half west of Southend pier. At 4.50 the life-boat Greater...
A Dinghy (3)
Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 3.7 on the afternoon of the 28th of August, 1958, the police at Broadford reported that a small dinghy with one man on board was adrift off the south end of Palay Island, two miles north of...
Szpak
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 9.45 on the evening of the 1st of October, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Longstone lighthouse-keeper had reported that a vessel had hove to on or near...
Fiveie
Dover, Kent. At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 28th of June, 1959, a local boatman reported that a motor boat was in difficulties off St. Margaret's Bay. At 5.20 the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings with the second...
Ruth
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 6.10 on the evening of the 13th of December, 1959, the honorary secretary received a message that a man and his young son had not returned to Paddy's Hole as expected from a fishing trip. At 6.48 the life-boat...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 16th of January, 1960, it was decided to launch the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth to stand by the local fishing fleet, which was returning to harbour in bad weather. At 12.45 the life-boat...
Birthday Honours
AMONG those associated with the life- boat service upon whom honours were conferred in the Birthday Honours were :— O.B.E. MR. T. O. GRAY, deputy treasurer and vice-president of the Institution ; ALDERMAN H. L. GROVES, patron of the Lake...
Category: Awards
Harborough
Penlee, Cornwall.—At nine o'clock on the morning of the 9th of December, 1956, a message was received from a doctor that a vessel, which was making for Mounts Bay with an injured man on board, had asked for the life-boat to bring him...
Captain William Roberts
CAPTAIN" WILLIAM ROHEKTS. who died on the 5th of December, 1956, at the age of 76, was formerly second coxswain of the Moclfre life-boat and the winner of the Institution's highest award, the gold medal. This was for a service...
Category: Obituaries
A Tiger Moth Aircraft
New Brighton, Cheshire. At 5.32 on the evening of the 30th of March, 1958, the Formby coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Tiger Moth aircraft had crashed in the River Mersey, off Speke airfield, five hundred yards off shore....