LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Crackerjack
A SERVICE AND A FALSE ALARM Selsey, Sussex. At 6.4 p.m. on Thursday the 29th August, 1963, the coastguard reported to the assistant honorary secretary that a merchant ship had taken the yacht Crackerjack, of Southampton, with a crew of two,...
Starling, and Brigs Happy Return and Reward
On the following day, the Life-boat and tug proceeded and rescued the schooner Starling, of Goole, and brigs Happy Return and Reward, of Guernsey, and their crews, numbering 21 men in all..
A Rowing Boat
Capsized rowing boat TWO FISHERMEN of Newbiggin launched their ferrier rowing boat to go out to their keep-box moored offshore at about 1115 on Friday, January 31, 1975.
When only a short distance from the shore, some 50 to...
Miss D Mann
December 1987 Miss D Mann, chairman of the Ampthill and District branch since 1973. She was a founder member of the branch and from 1929 to 1973 was flag day organiser. Miss Mann was awarded a record of thanks in 1953 and a gold badge in...
Category: Obituaries
Muck and Brass:
Muck and brass: a pile of horse manure was donated to the Royal Tunbridge Wells and District branch and sold by the sack at a coffee morning held at the home of Mrs Joan Pearce, in the village of Front, Sussex. The event brought in the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Provider (1)
COBLE ESCORTED TO SAFETY OF BAY Flamborough, Yorkshire. On the 12th September, 1962, the local fishing coble Provider was out fishing from the north landing when a northerly gale sprang up. The life-boat coxswain went to the landing, and as...
Two Lighters
DECEMBER 16TH - 17TH. - SOUTHENDON - SEA, ESSEX. At eight at night information was received from the king’s harbour master at Sheerness that two lighters had parted from their tug and were adrift, with two men on board. A moderate northeast...
Hair-Raising Funds!
Gary Whiting from Mirfield in West Yorkshire, turned heads earlier this year with a hair-brained scheme to raise money for charity - he had half of his beard and moustache shaved off! Gary, went about his daily routine for ten days before... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Open Boat
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
Silver Spray
Lerwick, Shetlands. At 12.14 P-mon i3th February, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man aboard an open motor boat situated at Ness of Sound was trying to attract attention. The life-boat Claude Cecil Staniforth was...