LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jean Charles Francoise
Torbay, Devon. At 7.30 on the evening of the 14th of January, 1959, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a French trawler was leaking and needed help thirty miles east of Start Point. The life-boat Princess Alexan- dra of Kent was about...
Seagull
New Brighton, Cheshire. At 3.50 on the afternoon of the 25th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary a message had been received that a motor cabin cruiser, on passage from Conway to Eastham, had arrived at the Bar...
Starshine
Caister, Norfolk.—At two in the afternoon, on the 8th of July, 1950, the life-boat Jose Neville was launched for exercise. On her way back to her station, about an hour later, she saw a yacht in difficulties off the north end of Caister...
New Year Honours
The R.N.L.I, received recognition in the New Year Honours, one award going to an official at the London headquarters and two to a coxswain and a second coxswain.
M.B.E.
• Mr. John R. Atterton, deputy...
Category: Awards
A Boat
TWO BOYS SAVED At 2.55 p.m. on I2th November, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two boys in army uniform appeared to be in difficulties in a boat about two hundred and fifty yards off Cleethorpes. The anchor cable of...
A Boat
Buckie, Banffshire - At 12.20 a.m. on 10th September, 1967, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht or fishing boat was in distress in the vicinity of Covesea Skerries, Lossiemouth. The life-boat Laura Moncur slipped...
Dilkusha
Margate, Kent-At 8.58 p.m. on4th May, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flare had been sighted at Foreness point. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at 9.15 in a strong east north...
Brigitte Frellsen
DECK CARGO OF TIMBER SHIFTED ON DANISH SHIP Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.7 a.m. on 31 st August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a Danish vessel had developed a very heavy list and was in danger of sinking twelve miles east of Fetlar. The...
Ceremonies
North Sunderland Mersey class Grace Darling Despite forecasts of heavy rain, the morning of Tuesday 24 September dawned bright.
However, there was also a Force 8/9 gale which caused the naming ceremony site at North...
Category: Inaugurations
Ocean Spirit
Newhaven's Arun class lifeboat Keith Anderson closes in on the MFV Ocean Spirit after the vessel ran aground while entering Newhaven Harbour on 31 March 1994.
Coxswain/mechanic Michael Beach had been about to leave the...