LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (1)
On the evening of the 9th of August^ 1958, four people were rescued from a cave after a dinghy manned by four members of the St. Ives, Cornwall, life-boat crew had been holed and sunk.
For this service, a full account of...
Mineral Century
Conditions at the limit of D class capabilities Matthew Rossi of Port Talbot lifeboat has received a framed letter of thanks from RNLI Chairman David Acland for his seamanship and leadership skills following the rescue of a man from the sea...
Walborg and H.M. Trawler Melbourne
FEBRUARY 15TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 10.30 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a collision had occurred between two vessels, off the Spanish Battery Point, and that the Swedish steamer Walborg, of Stockholm, had...
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional figures show that in 1986 lifeboats launched 3,150 times and saved 1,260 lives.
In 1985 lifeboats launched 3,899 times (an average of nearly 11 times a day) and saved 1,747 lives (an average of...
Category: Articles
What Is a Covenant?
Covenant is an old-fashioned word which in modern English is the equivalent of 'undertake' or 'promise'. If an individual or a company undertakes to pay a charity a certain sum each year for a minimum of seven years, then the...
Category: Donations
Nostalgia Direct (DEPT. LB1)
AVAILABLE ON 2 TAPES OR 2 CDs BANDS OF THE uriJONI ARMY 40 ALL TIME FAVOURITES The sight of the familiar blue uniforms of a Salvation Army Band in a residential street on a Sunday morning is part of the British scene.
Most...
Category: Advertisement
Vacation
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 10.8 on the morning of the 12th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat was lying on its side at Barrow Sands.
A helicopter was not available, and the...
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YOUTHS ON ROCKS Dover, Kent. At 9.39 p.m. on 9th May, 1964, a message from Dover harbour control tower reported a small fire at the foot of the cliffs at Fan Bay between Dover and St. Margaret's. At 9.56 the life-boat Southern Africa...
A Rubber Dinghy and Happy Despatch
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.5 p.m. on 2ist January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Royal Sovereign lightvessel had reported that red flares had been seen three miles to the north north east. The life-boat Beryl...
Marie Emilie Andrea
.—At about 3 P.M. on the 26th December a schooner in the Caldy Roads, which had been slowly dragging her anchors all the morning, got into a very dangerous position, and was seen to make signals of distress. The Life-boat William 'and...