LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat
Ilfracombe, Devon.—Shortly before 6 P.M. on the 3rd September, 1939, information was received from the police that a small boat was in difficulties outside the breakers in Woollacombe Bay. A squally W. by S. wind was blowing, with a heavy...
An Aeroplane (81)
MAY 11TH. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE.
A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off South Shore, Blackpool, but later it was found that she had made a landing on the Southport side of the...
My Lass
Tow line passed in SW gale Hastings - South East Division On Thursday, 24 March 1988 the Station Honorary Secretary at Hastings, John Heyes, heard on VHP channel 6 that the fishing vessel My Lass of Rye had broken her propeller shaft two...
A Skin Divers' Boat
SKIN DIVERS SAVED RED flares fired from a skin divers' boat about two miles off Selsey Bill on 28th March led to the Selsey life-boat being launched. A helicopter \vas also called.
The life-boat Charles Henry was...
Miss Julia Hodges of St.John's Wood Selling Mr and Mrs Anthony Barber a Flag on London Life-Boat Day on 21st March—Budget Day Mr Barber Is of Course Chanc
Miss Julia Hodges, of St John's Wood, selling Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Barber a flag on London Life-boat Day on 21st March—Budget Day. Mr. Barber is, of course, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Category: Photographs
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Thomas Henry Hutchinson, of Bridlington. He has been an officer of the life-boat for 30 years, serving as bowman from 1919 to 1925, second coxswain from 1925 to 1938 and cox- swain from 1938 to...
Category: Articles
Assurity
Selsey, Sussex.—-The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 12.30 A.M., on the 26th November, 1938, as flares had been seen some miles S.S.E.
A whole W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. The...
A Small Motor Boat (2)
SEPTEMBER 24TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
At 12.25 in the morning the Portrush coastguard telephoned that the Ballycastle coastguard had reported a small boat in difficulties between Ballycastle and Fair...
Navigator
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—A dense fog was experienced here on the 24th July, accompanied by rain, thunder and much lightning. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the fog cleared, and disclosed vessel just striking the inside of the Barber Sand....
Muck and Brass:
Muck and brass: a pile of horse manure was donated to the Royal Tunbridge Wells and District branch and sold by the sack at a coffee morning held at the home of Mrs Joan Pearce, in the village of Front, Sussex. The event brought in the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs