LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Scarpe
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 6.25 on the evening of the 28th of March, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that an ex- it.A.F. motor launch appeared to be in need of help one and a half miles east-north-east of Flamborough Head but had shown no...
An American Thunderjet Fighter (2)
Ramsgate, Walmer, and Dover, Kent.
—At 10.8 in the morning of the 13th of September, 1951, the Ramsgate coastguard telephoned to the Rams- gate life-boat station that an aeroplane, an American Thunderjet fighter, had...
The S.S. Valhalla
At 4.5 A.M. on the 1st March, a message was received stating that a steamer was ashore on the north part of the Goodwin Sands.
The crew of the Life-boat Francis Forbes Barton were assembled and the boat launched. On...
Small Boat Big Record
Small boat, big record A weekend in August saw an event with a difference - a 24-hour sponsored sail organised by the Conisbrough and Hemsworth model boat clubs to see how far a model boat could travel in the time.
A new... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cogswell & Harrison Ltd
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Category: Advertisement
Talbot Diesels Limited
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"or lifeboats, the performance and reliability of an engine is crucial.
Detroit Diesel engines meet these needs and...
Category: Advertisement
Coastal Radio Ltd
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS A VITAL SERVICE TO THE R.N.L.I.
Coastal Radio - the privileged exclusive supplier of M.F. Radio and D.F.
equipment for over 180 R.N.L.I. Lifeboats over the past 15...
Category: Advertisement
Coastal Radio Ltd
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS A VITAL SERVICE TO THE R.N.L.I.
Coastal Radio - the privileged exclusive supplier of M.F. Radio and D.F.
equipment for over 180 R.N.L.I. Lifeboats over the past 15...
Category: Advertisement
The Goodwins Spare a Ship
As described on page 126, the Goodwin Sands seldom spare vessels that run aground. But occasionally they are lucky. At 3.36 p.m. on 30th March, 1971, the Walmer honorary secretary picked up a message reporting that the tanker Panther of...
Category: Services
Osprey
Rhyl, Flintshire. —At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 24th of April, 1949, the owner of the local fishing vessel Osprey, reported that she was aground in the surf half a mile north of the entrance to Foryd Harbour. It could be seen that she had...