LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Nissan
Caister, Norfolk.—At 8.50 on the evening of the 12th of January, 1955.
the life-boat motor mechanic noticed distress rockets two and a half miles to the eastward. At 9.5 the life-boat Jose Neville was launched. There was a...
None (8)
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—27th December, 1938. At about 11 P.M. the coastguard reported to the life-boat station that three rockets had been seen between Bempton lookout and Speeton coastguard station. A northerly gale was blowing, with a very...
A Dinghy (8)
Redcar, Yorkshire. At 10.20 on the night of the 20th August, 1961, the coastguard told the mechanic that he had received a report that a dinghy was missing off shore opposite the Redcar- Marske boundary. While the coast- guard was making...
Rival
On the 28th December, at 4 A.M., large flares were seen in the direction of the Cross Sand. The Life-boat Covent Garden was launched, and proceeded to the Cross Sand, on "which, a very heavy sea -was running, and found a brig ashore on...
Happy Return
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 8.55 on the morning of the 23rd of May, 1959, a message was received from the signal station that the local fishing boat Happy Return with a crew of two had left harbour at noon on the previous day and had not...
Clacton Lifeboat Station
To commemorate the RNLI's 160th year, an amateur radio station was set up for a weekend in August at Clacton lifeboat station, thanks to the co-operation of the crew and honorary secretary. Its 12 operators were drawn from Harlow Radio... - View image in PDF
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Pedalo Power
An eight-hour pedalo trip organised by the Aylsham and District branch, North Norfolk, raised £900 for lifeboats. Members and friends of the branch covered the 25-mile stretch along the River Bure. The sponsored event was supported by... - View image in PDF
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Phan Khu, of London
Weymouth, Dorset - At 5.7 a.m. on 6th April, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht was in difficulties one mile south east of Portland Bill. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke slipped her moorings at 5.30....
Gwylan
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 9.10 on the morning of the 14th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat had been seen flying a distress signal and was drifting towards the Beach rocks. At 9.27 the...
Stations Closed.
The Dover station was temporarily closed at the beginning of October, 1940, as the arrangements of the Admiralty made a life-boat station there unnecessary. The life-boat was taken over by the Admiralty a month later to be used in rescuing...
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