LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 13th of November, 1954, the police reported that a message had been received from the R.S.P.C.A. asking if the life-boat would put out to a heifer which had fallen over a cliff into Dulas...
A Steamer Phryne
SEPT. 24TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
A message was received from the coastguard at 8 A.M. that a steamer was sinking through enemy action, three or four miles E. by N; from the look-out. A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a heavy...
Sena Sioria and Whisky Mac
Six survivors snatched from yacht in Force 9 gale and heavy seas A service to a 50ft yacht by St Peter Port's Arun class lifeboat Sir William Arnold in atrocious weather conditions resulted in media headlines throughout the country - and...
Melinda Muriel (1)
Overturned fishing vessel AN EIGHTEEN FOOT fishing vessel, Melinda Muriel, had put out to sea from Skinningrove, Cleveland, with fourpeople on board on the morning of Tuesday July 29, 1986. The wind was north westerly and there were squally...
Shoanne
MOTOR CRUISER Swanage, Dorset. At 6.33 p.m. on 5th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a large motor cruiser appeared to be in difficulties about six miles off Kimmeridge. There was a choppy sea with a fresh...
True Grit
A severe shock was imposed upon the Yorkshire south west district of Young Farmers clubs on 2 July as they started the annual Honley and Brockholes branch lifeboat pull.. - View image in PDF
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From Golf Clubs.
In 1942 seventy-seven golf clubs held competitions for the Life-boat Service and they raised £395. This is the largest sum received from golf clubs since these competitions were started Jn 1931..
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Fishing Vessels
A tele- phone message was received at about 11.50 A.M. on the 31st October, stating that several small fishing-vessels belong- ing to Grimsby were in serious danger and apparently unmanageable, owing to a sudden northerly gale and heavy...
Bikeathon
James Danvers, ten year old son of llford branch chairman Paul Danvers, suggested to his little sister Emily, that they help dad raise funds by entering the llford Recorder Bikeathon. This year's Bikeathon, organised by local the... - View image in PDF
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Achieve
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 22nd of August, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that he had received a message from the Barnsness lighthouse that a man in a drifting fishing boat a mile east of the light- house was...