LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat
Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 12.44 early on the morning of the 4th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man was adrift in a small boat off Hobby Horse bank, near Newburgh on the Tay estuary. There was a strong north...
An Inflated Rubber Mattress
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 10.55 on the morning of the 3rd of August, 1957, the police reported that a boy was adrift on an inflated rubber mattress off Towyn. At 11.15 the life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was launched in a slight sea. There was...
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Flamborough, Yorkshire - At 6.12 p.m. on 18th September, 1966, the police informed the coxswain that a skin diver was in difficulties under the cliff between the life-boat station and the coastguard lookout. The coxswain rang the coastguard...
An Aeroplane (57)
AUGUST 1ST. - ABERYSTWYTH , CARDIGANSHIRE. At 6.30 A.M. the coastguard reported Very’s lights several miles to the S.W. by W. An easterly breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea. Police helped in getting the life-boat crew assembled, and with...
A Barge
10th April.
A barge grounded, but did not need help, as later she became high and dry.—Rewards, £7 14s..
A Steamer (4)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk 2nd February.
A man was reported to have gone overboard from a steamer, but was later found on board.—Rewards, £43 10s..
A Sailing Canoe
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—1st July, 1939. A sailing canoe was thought to have been blown out to sea, but later it was learned that she had returned.— Rewards, £5 2s. Qd..
The Second Prototype Arun Sir William Arnold (1973)
The second prototype Arun, Sir William Arnold (1973), was built of wood. She has the cutaway topsides but an early wheelhouse design later superceded.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Francis Verrill
Francis Verrill, coxswain of Staithes & Runswick lifeboat from 1952 to 1966. Hejoined the crew in 1947 serving as bowman until 1952 when he became second coxswain, being appointed coxswain later that same year..
Category: Obituaries
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FEBRUARY 5TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. The crew of an American aeroplane had baled out, but none of them could be found. It was learned later that they were safe. - Rewards, £11 17s..