LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The international lifeboat exhibition, which as reported in the July issue of THE LIFEBOAT is to be held in West Hoe Park, Plymouth, will run from July 20 to August 31,1974, and not from July 14 to September 10 as...

Falmouth, Cornwall.—-At 4.45 in the afternoon of the 29th of March, 1948, the dock police- reported a yacht in difficulties off Castle Head. A southerly gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and she was in danger of being...

Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At 7.45 on the morning of the 17th of December, 1955, a message was received from the harbour office that the local fishing boat Winifred, with a crew of four, had broken down three miles south-east of Flamborough...

Above: Scon Findlater received an operations director's letter of thanks for his part in the rescue Picture Harnisft Campbell. - View image in PDF

Outboard failed A SMALL BOAT which had fired a hand flare off Crackington Haven was reported to the honorary secretary of Bude lifeboat station by Hartland Coastguard at 1500 on Saturday May 29. Maroons were fired and at 1505 the D class...

The inquiry into the loss of the trawler Cctsita and the subsequent drownin g of her crew of two opened at Brixham, Devon, on 22nd January, 1968.

The following witnesses gave evidence on behalf of the R.N.L.I.: Mr. F. W....

On the evening of the 4th May the Foreland coastguard telephoned that a small yacht was in difficulties some distance S.E. of Shanklin pier. The life-boat did not go out, as a motor boat was standing by the yacht. Later the yacht sailed in...

Mrs Nan McLees, president of Motherwell guild from 1957, and thereafter honorary president of Glasgow (South) committee.

Mrs McLees received a gold badge in 1987 and a silver badge in 1968..