LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Dutch Hospital Ship De Hoop
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At six o'clock on the evening of the 22nd of August, 1959, the coastguard told the coxswain that the Dutch hospital ship De Hoop, which was bound for Scarborough and was due to arrive at eight...
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R.A.F. Rescue Boat No. 244
NOVEMBER 13TH. - ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At about 7 P.M. a local fisherman reported to the pier watchman that R.A.F. rescue boat No. 244, with a crew of four, had fouled the nets of a fishing boat off Lee Bay.
Information was...
Alchuader III
French Yacht A MESSAGE came from the Coastguard to Salcombe honorary secretary at 1335 on Thursday, May 1, to say that the French yacht Alchuader III was unable to manoeuvre due to the very strong winds and the fact that her steering gear...
The Christmas Gales. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Life-Boat's Four Launches In One Day
THE gales at the end of October and November were followed by rough weather at the end of December, with heavy gales on Christmas night and the following day. During the seven days of the Christmas week, from 21st December to 27th December,...
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Feature Building Into the Millennium
Building into the millennium Shoreworks manager Howard Richings reaches the final leg of his epic voyage - travelling from Aith, in the Shetland Islands, to Eyemouth on the Scottish mainland.It is appropriate that we commence the final leg...
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An Aeroplane (20)
SEPT. 18TH. - SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by the coastguard as her services were not needed. - Rewards, £12 5s..
An Aeroplane (20)
FEBRUARY 1 8TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. A British aeroplane had come down in the sea, but it was found by an R.A.F.
rescue launch. - Rewards, £21 13s. 6d..
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COntents news including 6 top RNLi AWARds Chetham’s School of Music and Walls’ ice cream stand proudly alongside three gallant lifesavers 7 BUsiest yeAR yet Record rescues and record income in 2006 9 LifeBoAt oN sHoW foR 100 yeARs The...
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News and Views
Prince Charles visits Rock Rock lifeboat station personnel were delighted and honoured to be visited by HRH The Prince of Wales just four days after their new boathouse was opened. Prince Charles had shown much interest in the new lifeboat...
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