LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Alfred Thomas 'Alf Pavey,
December 1998 Alfred Thomas 'Alf Pavey, Coxswain of Weymouth lifeboat.
Alf was on the Weymouth lifeboat crew for 31 years, of which he served as Coxswain for over 17 years. He was awarded the Bronze medal in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Above - Voluntary Worker Richard Seeker
Above - voluntary worker Richard Seeker receives a Gold Badge from the Prince.',!, Rmai in recognition of all /n",v efforts mi he half of i he Lewisham hiani-h. Mr Seeker has worked tirelessly in- the branch treasurer since... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pilot Me (1)
— The Whitby motor fishing boat Pilot Me was unable to make her home port on the morning of 8th April owing to a moderate northerly gale and very rough sea. She decided to run for Scarborough, and this information having been passed on by...
A Boat (1)
Troon, Ayrshire. At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 9th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties three miles south-east of Brodick pier. The life-boat James and Barbara Aitken put out...
Miss Mitzy
St. Helier, Jersey - At 10.3 a.m. on 29th July, 1969, air traffic control informed the assistant honorary secretary that an aircraft had sighted a yacht which was firing red flares to the north of the island. The lifeboat Elizabeth Rippon...
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‘HE SAVED HER FROM DISGRACE’
Janet Gleeson’s well researched biography of our founder, Sir William Hillary, The Lifeboat Baronet revealed vital new information that removes a slur on the great...
Category: Articles
A Belgian Steamer
Ramsgate, Kent. — 8th October, 1939. A Belgian steamer lying in the Downs was flying a signal for immediate medical aid, and the life- boat went out with two doctors.
Before she arrived the steamer had gone on her way and...
A Trawler (9)
She searched as far as Widemouth Bay, but OCT. 24TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
A trawler had been reported ashore on the north-east end of Stroma, but the life-boat could find nothing. Later it was learned that she was ashore in...
Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: AUGUST 1993 Dermot Walsh, coxswain of Valentia lifeboat from 1969 to 1982. He joined the crew in 1949 and served as second coxswain from 1964 until his appointment as...
Category: Obituaries
Greta
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—The motor life-boat J and W put out at 6.20 P.M.
on the 14th January, in a moderate E. wind, with a moderate sea, as the motor fishing boat Greta, of Portpatrick, which should have returned at 3 P...