LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Yachts and a Guard Boat
THREE LIFE-BOAT CALLS IN ONE AFTERNOON Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 1.45 on the afternoon of Saturday the 7th September, 1963, the life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest was prepar- ing to launch on exercise in aid of the R.A.F.'s...
Medina
TOW FOR CABIN CRUISER DRIFTING ON TO ROCKS Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 5.58 on the afternoon of the 7th October, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser appeared to be in need of help in Newbiggin Bay, and...
Scottish Fishermen Return Rewards
Twenty Scottish fishermen from Argyllshire, Wigtownshire and Arran have returned as gifts to the Institution nearly £30 which they had received from it for going out to the help of crashed aeroplanes. Ten of the men had gone to the...
Category: Articles
Fishing Cobles (1)
The No. 2 Life-boat John Fielden performed a useful service on the 1st May, in escort- ing six of the fishing cobles, one at a time, into safety. In the early morning when the boats put to sea the weather was fine with a slight swell, but...
Three Gold Medallists
Three gold medallists were among those attending the dinner to mark the 21st anniversary of the Men of the Year A ward.
Left to right they are: Keith Bower, former second coxswain Torbay; Michael Scales, former coxswain of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M.S. Leeds Castle, a Frigate
OCTOBER 10TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. At 10.50 in the morning the Southend coastguard reported a naval vessel aground near Kildonan Point. The naval authorities said that a tug and a frigate were going to her help, but at 11.10 they...
Cannibal
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 4.10 p.m. on 2nd September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor boat Cannibal, which had broken down,was drifting with the strong flood tide and would very soon be ashore...
Armorel and a Dinghy
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 9.16 p.m. on 29th August, 1965, red rockets were seen, fired from a boat in Oxwich Bay. At 9.30 the life-boat William Gammon - Manchester and District XXX was launched in a moderate south-westerly wind and a...
An Aeroplane (144)
OCTOBER 29TH. - THE HUMBER YORKSHIRE. At about 6 A.M. news was received from the signal station that a British aeroplane had crashed off North Somercoats. A southerly breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat City...
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Figs 2 and 3 (below): After cabin superstructure, made of aluminium alloy, is also lifted on board by crane and gently lowered into position.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs