LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Redcar, Yorkshire - At 4.5 p.m. on 20th June, 1967, a fishing boat was reported to be in difficulties south east of Saltscar buoy. The life-boat Aguila Wren was launched at 4.15 in a west north westerly gale and a moderate sea. The tide was...
Staff of the Listening Bank
Staff of the listening bank heard a plea for cash from the RNLI and raised more than £4,000 to help. Over 400 staff from 38 Midland Bank branches attended a sponsored skittles and snooker evening at the International Snooker Hall in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Young Geoffrey Ward (R) Looks Happy to Be Alive;
Young Geoffrey Ward (r) looks happy to be alive; he was rescued after slipping into the sea off rocks at Porthowan, Cornwall. His mother (c) looks even happier as she shows off some of the goods on sale at the coffee morning she organised... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Caterham and District Branch's
Sir Geoffrey and Lady Howe, and of course Budget, were among the visitors at Caterham and District branch's first dog show, held at Warlingham School Green last August Bank Holiday. Seen here with them are (I to r) Mrs Jeffcoate, branch... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Water Lily
MARCH 8TH. - MARGATE, KENT. Just after 5 p.m. the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat Water Lily, which could be seen about three miles north of Margate pier, appeared to be in trouble with her engine, and the motor life-boat The...
An Admiralty Trawler
JULY 22ND. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
At 1.45 P.M. the coastguard reported that an Admiralty trawler had been blown up off the end of the breakwater. The weather was fine with a calm sea. The motor life-boat A.E.D. was launched...
Pumping power
13 February: This catamaran was holed on rocks, and her owner was struggling with the ingress of water with his own pump. Sunderland lifeboat crew were called upon to help, and launched both lifeboats – D class...
Category: Articles
President names first Irish Tamar
President Mary McAleese named Ireland’s first Tamar class lifeboat at Kilmore Quay on 15 June.
The lifeboat was named Killarney, and was funded with the legacy of Mrs Mary Weeks from Surrey, who died...
Category: Articles
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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AT SEA? RFD 'Z' boats are extensively used by RNLI for inshore rescue work.
Specially developed for rough weather conditions with a large reserve of built in buoyancy.
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Peter Jones China Ltd
THE ROYAL EVENT OF 1993 The 40th anniversary of H.M. Queen Elizabeth IPs Coronation The Coronation D rv Plate Limited Edition 5000 The 2nd of June 1953 will always be remembered as the day H.M. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster...
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