LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ex-Coxswain John W. Bushell, of Blyth
Coxswain John William Bushell, of Blyth, who died on 24th September, at the age of 61, was for nearly twenty- four years the coxswain of the Blyth life-boat, and before that had been its second coxswain for two years. He won, by his...
Category: Obituaries
A Canoe
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 11.5 on the morning of the 3rd of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a canoe was drifting two and a half miles south of the pier, and at 11.20 the life-boatBeryl Tollemache was launched in a rough sea, with...
Death of Commander Thomas Holmes, R.N.
ALL associated with the Institution will learn with deep regret that Com- mander Thomas Holmes, R.N., who was Chief Inspector of Life-boats from 1909-1919, having previously been Deputy Chief Inspector, and "District Inspector in...
Category: Obituaries
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On the 25th February there was an urgent call from Inishere, about nine miles away, for a doctor. A strong N.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and as the motor life-boat William Evans was the only boat which could make the trip, she...
Three Men Rescued from Lobster Boat
AT 2.25 on the afternoon of the 9th of September, 1955, the Kilchoman coast- guard telephoned a report which he had received from a farmer. This was that a fishing boat was in distress off Smaull Point on the north-west coast of...
Category: Services
A Yacht (5)
Largs, Ayrshire. At 9 a.m. on 25th September, 1964, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that he had seen people waving from a yacht in Cairney's Quay. At 9.15 the inshore rescue boat launched in a fresh southwesterly...
Mr. Henry W. 'swank' Davies
One of the R.N.L.I.'s most famous life-boat mechanics, Mr. Henry W. 'Swank' Davies, of Cromer, died in January. As mechanic, it was his work with the engines which enabled some of the daring manoeuvres to be attempted— and made...
Category: Obituaries
A Retirement
Mrs. H. D. Ford, of Margate, who was responsible for the formation of the Margate ladies' life-boat guild in 1957, and held the office of honorary secretary, retired this year.
During her term of office she was awarded...
Category: Articles
Excuse Me Sir Is That Your Lifeboat
Workington didn't miss a trick when a Mersey class lifeboat visited the station for trials. One very wet and windy day during the Christmas period they trolleyed her along to their local Safeway supermarket and parked her in the car park... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Patsy Milligan,
Mrs Patsy Milligan, a staunch member of Portpatrick branch. Mrs Milligan was treasurer of the branch from 1973 although her connections with the RNLI began at her birth as her father and brother were members of the lifeboat crew. She also...
Category: Obituaries