LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Miss A.J.M.
Droughty Ferry, Angus. At 2.10 p.m. on 2nd September, 1964, the coxswain saw a small speedboat, with one person on board, trying to restart the engine, which was drifting down stream with the tide. At 2.15 the inshore rescue boat launched in...
A Sailing Dinghy
MAN WAS MISSING Torbay, South Devon. At 3.8 p.m.
on ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized off Livermead Beach. A further message was received that two men had...
Vandra
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 7.58 on the evening of the 20th of October, 1957, the coastguard telephoned to say a vessel was flashing S.O.S. and burning distress rockets south of Swatchway buoy. The life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service...
Club Rescue Launch
New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 3.25 p.m. on 4th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that the yacht club rescue launch was in difficulties off Llanena reef. At 3.45 the life-boat St.
Albans was launched in...
Sea Wolf
Walton and Frinton, Essex - At 11.45 a-m- on 6th October, 1966, the local motor cruiser Sea Wolf reported by R/T that she had lost her rudder and might need assistance. The life-boat Edian Courtauld left her moorings at 12.54 p.m. It was two...
Le Rondel
Fleetwood, Lancashire - At 5 p.m.
on 18th June, 1967, it was learned that a yacht was in difficulties in the surf one mile east at the No. 8 buoy. The life-boat Ann Letitia Russell was launched at 5.36in a fresh north west...
Jenne
Ilfracombe, Devon - At 9.15 p.m. on 17th July, 1967, it was reported that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties off Rillage Point. The life-boat Lloyd's II was launched at 9.30 in a light breeze and a smooth sea. It was low water....
A Yacht (1)
Runswick, Yorkshire - At 4.25 p.m.
on 2Qth July, 1967, it was learnt that a yacht had capsized one mile off Port Mulgrave. The life-boat The Elliot Gill, which had just returned from a harbour fete at Staithes and was being...
Joel Grunnill (R)
Joel Grunnill (r.) retired as second coxswain of Skegness lifeboat in October after 45 years of service with the station. Among other presentations, he received a statuette of the famous Skegness Jolly Fisherman, a local honour only accorded... - View image in PDF
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Dalton and Waterloo Branch
Waterloo station, of a sort. Dalton and Waterloo branch, newly formed, took advantage of the fact that one of their members. Mr M.
Hollyhead, is secretarv of the Huddersfie/d Society of Model Engineers. Last summer, in the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs