LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat Services June and July 1993
JUNE AND JULY 1993 Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Ann ON 1050: June 20 and July 24 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 12, July 4,11 and 22 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 2, 30, July 6,19 and 31 Aith, Shetland 52ft Amn ON 1100: June 6...
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Louise
JAN. 7TH - CLACTON-ON-SEA. AND WALTON AND FRINTON ESSEX. At about 4.38 P.M. the Clacton coastguard telephoned that a barge off Holland Sluice appeared to be in difficulties. Soon afterwards they reported that she was burning flares for help,...
Premier
— On the night of the 5th January, it was re- ported to the coxswain of the No. 1 Life-boat Sarah Jane Turner that a fishing yawl with five men on board was in the Bay and had made flares for assistance. As the sea was very heavy,...
A Family Occasion at West Mersea:
A family occasion at West Mersea: On July 31 Michael Pennell (third from I), divisional inspector for the South East, made presentations to a father and his two sons for their long service to the RNLI. (I to r) Albert Clarke received a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rnlb Foresters Future
RNLB Foresters Future, the 33ft Brede lifeboat stationed at Alderney for 12 months station evaluation trials, was named on July 19 at the RNLI Poole depot quay during Poole Open Days by Mrs Renee Roddie. After a demonstration trip, Mrs... - View image in PDF
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A Motor Boat
Kirkcudbright.—At 5.30 on the even- ing of the 20th of February, 1954, the Ross Island lighthouse keeper reported that a motor boat was drifting on the ebb tide. The coxswain had also seen her, and at 6.15 the life-boat J....
Rowallen Castle
Penlee, Cornwall. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 15th of June, 1960, the honorary secretary was informed that a man on board the motor vessel Rowallen Castle, of London, which was expected to arrive in Mounts Bay at midnight,...
Egremont
MARGATE.—On the evening of the 18th March the coastguards reported that a vessel off the Margate Sandhead buoy had just lost her foremast and gear, bnt was not showing any signal for assistance.
A strong gale was then...
A Dinghy (5)
GIRL RESCUED BY SPEED BOAT North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 10th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a dinghy had been seen to capsize off Newton Link house. A...
Treasure Sale
Treasure Sale Silver coins and other treasure salvaged from the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, which sank in 1743, were sold by auction at Penzance on 8th September. Mr. Michael Newman, acting on behalf of Rex Cowan, the leader of the...
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