LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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At 8.37 p.m. on 30th July, 1966, it was noticed that a motor boat one mile northnorth- west of Cape Cornwall had fired a distress rocket. The life-boat Susan Ashley was launched at 8.45 in a strong north-westerly wind and a very rough sea....
A Dinghy (1)
Rhyl, Flintshire - At 2.45 p.m. on 5th March, 1967, a small dinghy with three people on board was reported to be in difficulties about one mile to seaward of Llandulas, and the crew were waving to attract attention. The life-boat Anthony...
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Three days later, on Wednesday July 30, a message came to the honorary secretary from the Coastguard at 1400 that a bather was in difficulties off Cowden, eight miles to the north. The D class inflatable lifeboat was launched by 1413, manned...
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Immediate help A REQUEST FROM HM COASTGUARD to evacuate a severely scalded baby from Hayling Island was received at Eastney ILB boathouse at 1740 on Sunday, June 27. The duty crew immediately launched the Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II and...
A Yacht (1)
Just after 1000 that morning Filey Coastguard reported a dismasted yacht off Filey Buoy. The wind had gone round to north west and had risen again to a fresh breeze, force 5; the sea was rough. At 1014 the lifeboat launched to escort the...
Contents
Is your child at risk? Page 3 Lifeguards in action Page 21 Building the Atlantics Page 29 Dougie Munro and Aileen Jones honoured Page 43 News To the rescue in Russia Vital volunteers The story behind the RNLI Sales company Lifeboat Lottery...
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Flamborough Branch
Flamborough branch presented its first traditional Christmas pantomime, Cinderella, in the Village Hall on three consecutive nights in December 2001. Written by local vicar, the Reverend Michael Cartwright, the show filled the hall to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
St.Helier - South Division
St Helier, on the Channel Island of Jersey, is the RNLI's most southerly lifeboat station. A Tyne lies afloat alongside a pontoon just outside the 'cill', which keeps enough water in the marina basin for local and visiting yachts... - View image in PDF
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Small Motor Boats and a Convoy
JANUARY 25TH. - TORBAY, DEVONSHIRE.
Shortly after two in the afternoon the resident naval officer reported that owing to the north-north-west gale, which was blowing, small motor boats were unable to maintain communication...
A Four-Engined R.A.F. Bombing Aeroplane
JULY 8TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 7.46 in the morning the Deal coastguard reported that a four-engined bombing aeroplane, belonging to the R.A.F., had crashed in the sea about two and three-quarter miles east of the life-boat station. A light...