LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kathene
TOW FOR YACHT ADRIFT FOR TWO DAYS Humber, Yorkshire. At 6.28 on the evening of the 16th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a yacht was drifting towards some ships which were at anchor at the mouth of...
Barranquilla
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 4.58 p.m. on 28th November, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt from the coastguard that the motor vessel Marchion Enterprise had taken the yacht Barranquilla in tow with a broken propeller shaft coupling...
Ira
Caister, Norfolk. At 7.40 p.m. on 12th February, 1966, one of the life-boat shore helpers had heard a distress call from the trawler Ira of Lowestoft stating that the trawler was aground five miles south-east of Haisbro' lighthouse, and...
Beaver
HUSBAND SURVIVED At 8.45 a.m. on 19th May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser anchored half a mile offshore, two miles north of Ardrossan, had run out of fuel and appeared to have lost a rudder. No other...
A Sailing Dinghy
CLUNG TO DINGHY Tynemouth, Northumberland. On 5th July, 1964, the life-boat Tynesider was returning from a trip with members of the ladies' life-boat guild aboard when, just off the Northern pier, a capsized sailing dinghy was seen with...
Hopeful
FISHING KETCH AGROUND At 4.17 p.m. the following day, the Queen's harbourmaster told the honorary secretary that a vessel was aground on the breakwater near the lighthouse. As the tide was due to ebb for i^- hours and there was a fresh...
Left: Alan Tate
Left: Alan Tate, superintendent of the Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
At Easter Last Year Mrs Shirley Norris of Brixhain Ladies' Guild
At Easier last ear Mrs Shirley Norris of Brixhain ladies' guild opened a 'staircase' stall in the limited space of an estate agents forecourt, by kind permission of Stan Churchill. The £1,000 taken helped to bring the guild... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Raft of Money...
Comedian Norman Wisdom presents a cheque for £27,500 - the proceeds of the 1994 Portrush Raft Race - to Kelly Allen, the first female crew member of Portrush lifeboat. The Mayor of Coleraine, David McClarty is also pictured, right..<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs