LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Blue Bell
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 4.43 p.m. on 1st May, 1969, a local resident told the honorary secretary that a yacht was firing flares about one mile east of the life-boat station. At 4.54 the life-boat Jesse Lumb slipped her moorings in a...
THIEVES to SHAME
After a charity box containing up to about £20 had been stolen from the lounge bar of the City of London public house, Gravesend, Kent, a 'mystery' women put the thieves to shame when she walked in and handed the landlord a...
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Ailsa Lady
Girvan, Ayrshire - At 11 a.m. on 4th November, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the lighthouse tender, taking a relief keeper to the Ailsa Craig lighthouse, was in difficulties. At 11.20 the lifeboat James and...
A Speed Boat and a Dinghy
Aberdovey, Merioneth. At 2.30 p.m. on 9th August, 1964, the Outward Bound Sea School look-out saw a submerged dinghy and a capsized speedboat with one person on board being carried put to sea by the ebbing tide. At 2.35 the inshore rescue...
Northern Star
Newhaven, Sussex - At 6.25 p.m. on I3th August, 1966, a small boat was reported in difficulties just outside the breakwater. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 6.50 in a rough sea and south westerly gale. It was three hours after...
Gibralta
At 10 p.m. on 2ist August, 1966, a vessel was seen flashing a light about a quarter of a mile east of Kings Scar. There was a moderate north east by easterly breeze with a choppy sea. It was one hour after low water. The life-boat Ann...
Fishing Boats (1)
Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 3.8 p.m. on 27th February, 1967, it was learned that six fishing vessels were still at sea and concern was felt for their safety in view of the deteriorating weather conditions. There was a strong gale from the...
A Dinghy (4)
Mallaig, Inverness-shire - At 4.5 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, news was received that a dinghy with two people on board was overdue. The life-boat EMM.
Gordon Cubbin slipped her moorings at 4.15 in a moderate north north...
None (20)
Newquay, Cornwall. At 10.35 p.m.
on 4th July, 1965, the honorary secretary was told that one of two men being pursued by the police had run into the sea at Crantock and was swimming towards West Pentere. At 10.40 the IRB...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 11.55 a.m. on 9th October, 1965, the coastguard notified the coxswain that a sailing dinghy had capsized one and a half miles east of the station. At 12 o'clock the IRB launched at high water in a strong...