LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Dorothy George
ANCHOR DRAGGING Aith, Shetlands. At 12.30 p.m. on ipth February, 1965, the honorary secretary received information from North Muckle Roe that a motor fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties in a dangerous position west of Lothian Ness,...
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Douglas, Isle of Man. At 9.25 p.m.
on loth May, 1965, the police informed the honorary secretary that a young boy had fallen over the cliffs near the lower field of Ballavarane Farm, Lonan. The cliffs at that point are...
Esso London
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 1.35 p.m. on I5th December, 1965, a doctor informed the honorary secretary that there was a sick man on board the tanker Esso London and asked if the life-boat would convey a doctor to the ship, which was heading...
A Raft
Walton and Frinton, Essex - At i.io p.m. on I7th March, 1967, news was received that a party of students were about to leave the beach at Frinton on a raft to go to the radio transmitting station Radio London. They were told that it was...
Cheryl II
St. Helier, Jersey - at 10.20 p.m. on nth August, 1967, the honorary secretary was informed that a fishing boat, with one man on board, was overdue. The lifeboat Elizabeth Rippon slipped her moorings at 10.45 in a strong west south westerly...
Penita
Two maydays FOLLOWING A MAYDAY from the yacht Penita received by Dover Coastguard on Friday August 29, 1980, Ramsgate lifeboat, the 44ft Waveney Ralph and Joy Swann, launched at 2330 under the command of Second Coxswain Derek Pegden, the...
Girl Norma
DF bearing OBAN COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Islay lifeboat station at 0216 on Wednesday February 16 that the fishing vessel Girl Norma had broken down to the west of Jura.
The night was dark and...
Cover Picture
At the annual presentation of awards meeting on May 15 Crew Member Arthur M. Hill of Largs lifeboat station received from HM the Queen Mother the silver medal awarded to him for the rescue on July 24, 1983, of a young girl trapped in the... - View image in PDF
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Rohilla Memorial Service
Whitby On October 30, 1974, a memorial service was held at Whitby to commemorate the sinking of the hospital ship Rohilla, which ran on to a dangerous reef of rocks at Saltwick Nab, near Whitby, in 1914. Whitby No. 2 lifeboat saved 35 people...
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Bookshelf
Lifeboat station histories The Story of the St Davids Lifeboats by Dr George Middleton Doctor Middleton's 42- page A5 booklet chronicling the history of the lifeboats in this delightful corner of Wales is now in its fifth...
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