LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht (1)
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 4.5 on the afternoon of the 9th August, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary there was a small yacht in difficulties off Sparrow Gap, Weybourne, and that there were three young men on...
Massabielle
FRENCH TRAWLER REFLOATED Stornoway, Hebrides. At 3.50 on the morning of the 14th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a French trawler was ashore six miles south of Tarbert harbour.
The...
Frida Blokzijl (1)
FIVE RESCUED FROM DUTCH COASTER On the 7th March, 1962, the Cloughey, Co. Down, life-boat rescued five men from the Dutch coaster Frida Blokzijl. A full account of this service, for which Coxswain Walter Semple was awarded the bronze medal...
None (2)
Arranmore, Co. Donegal - At 6.30 p.m. on 2nd February, 1970, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a man on Innisbofin island was seriously ill and required hospital treatment on the mainland.
The life-boat...
Crossword Results
The prize winners of the July life-boat crossword, which concludes the series, were: 1st, Mrs. L. S. Lamb, Broadway, Worcester, 2nd, W. P. Dobson, Milnthorpe, Westmorland, and 3rd, Mrs. B. R. Ostler, Loughton, Essex.
The...
Category: Articles
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(thrilling stories of Britain's diving detectives and the treasures that they found on the seabed in The Wreck Detectives KENDALL McDONALD 'An expert guide to nautical archaeology' Kenneth AllsoplLondon Evening News The treasures...
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Nayland and Marvonne
Margate, Kent - On 9th July, 1969, the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched to the help of the pilot boat Nayland towing the motor fishing vessel Marvonne. A full account of this service, for which special awards were...
Windflower
Margate, Kent.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 27th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that a yacht with a capsized boat alongside was calling for help off Birchington.
The life-boat North Foreland (Civil...
Libra
Fenit, Co. Kerry.—At 2.30 on the after- noon of the 1st of February, 1957, a message was received from Ballydavid that six men who were freeing the anchor chain of their motor vessel Libra had been blown ashore in their ship's boat and...
A Rowing Dinghy
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1957, the no. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was finishing a demonstration of a rescue by breeches buoy during an exercise in Whitby harbour when a message was received that a small...