LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
(Left) Lerwick's Arun Class
These dramatic photographs capture an incident on Friday 13 January 1989 when the fishing vessel Boy Andrew ran into a narrow gulley at Trebister Ness on Westray in the Shetlands. Lerwick's Arun Soldian took the crew off by Y boat and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
COVER PICTURE by Maggie Murray The four Bronze Medallists arrive at the Festival Pier before the Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards. Full details in the report on page 194 in this issue.
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Category: Photographs
A Dinghy (1)
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — At about 11.20 A.M. on the 3rd August information was received from the coastguard that a boat had capsized three miles W.
by S. of Clacton. A gusty W.N.W.
wind was blowing, with a...
Johannes
WEST HARTLEPOOL. — On the 25th March a strong wind was blowing from E.N.E., and in a very high sea the coxswain of the Life-boat Forester's Pride saw the schooner Johannes, of Grossefehn, in the bay at 9 A.M. At about 3 o'clock in...
Bingo Lifeline, Newly Named and Bedecked In Bunting, Takes a Short Trip Around East Cowes Marina.
Bingo Lifeline, newly named and bedecked in bunting, takes a short trip around East Cowes Marina. - View image in PDF
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£1,725 from Welsh Students
IN 1947 the students of the Aberystwyth University College gave the Institution £325 from the proceeds of their annual "Rag-Week." This year the whole week was held on behalf of the Life-boat Service, and raised £1,400....
Category: Donations
Obituaries
IT is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: February, 1984 Edgar William Garrad, formerly chief draughtsman, who retired in 1964 after 39 years service.
October, 1984 Mr R. H. Jones, honorary secretary of...
Category: Obituaries
Flamingo
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.35 on the evening of the 29th June, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message that a boat appeared to be aground on Arranman's Barrel Reef.
This was confirmed by the...
Major, of Lyne
The schooner Major, of Lynn, ran aground at Holme on the morning of the 30th September. ^The Life-boat, Licensed Victualler, was at once despatched to the distressed vessel, and was, fortunately, the means of rescuing the crew, consisting of...
River Spectacle
As part of the Festival of Britain the Daily Mirror arranged a river spectacle on the Chelsea Reach of the Thames, alongside the Fun Fair in Battersea Park on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1951. It included races for motor boats, and...
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