LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Cyril Sidney Williams,
Cyril Sidney Williams, former coxswain/mechanic of the Walmer lifeboat. Cyril was appointed assistant mechanic of the Walmer lifeboat in 1970 and became second coxswain/mechanic in 1974. He was appointed coxswain/mechanic in 1982, a position...
Category: Obituaries
Frederick Upton,
Frederick Upton, coxswain of Walmer lifeboat from 1945 to 1962. He joined the crew in 1938, serving as bowman from 1941 to 1942 and second coxswain from 1942 until his appointment as coxswain.
He was awarded a Silver medal...
Category: Obituaries
While Producing a Christmas Show for Television Rolf Harris
While producing a Christmas show for television, Rolf Harris and his technicians had lunch and supper at the guest house belonging to Barney Chamber/in, Happisburgh station honorary secretary. Barnev (I) showed Rolf round the boathouse and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Karanan (1)
Wells and Sheringham, Norfolk.— On the night of the 20th September the coastguard reported a ship ashore a mile east of Blakeney Point. A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick. The Wells motor...
International Boat Show
THE Royal National Life-boat Institution exhibited at the International Boat Show at Earl's Court, London, on 3rd-13th January, 1973, the first of a new type of life-boat. She was a Rother class boat (see photograph above), in direct...
Category: Articles
Ballyclare
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — During the evening of the 30th of May, 1956, the life-boat motor mechanic heard on his private radio that the coaster Bally- clare was ashore on Patterson's Rock.
Although no confirmation...
Royal Exchange
Aith, Shetlands. — At 11.25 on the night of the 24th of October, 1953, a crofter telephoned the coxswain that a fishing boat was making distress signals at The Rona, off Aith Voe.
Five minutes after midnight the life- boat...
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Galway Bay.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th of December, 1953, the local doctor asked if the life-boat would take him to Inishere Island, to attend a very sick man. who might have to be moved to the main- land. As no other...
Nellie
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On the 29th of July, 1956, the yacht Nellie was moored alongside Rosslare Pier and was being severely buffeted. The owner decided to make passage to Wexford. Fortunately the life-boat crew kept the yacht under...
Shaheen
Dover, Kent. — About 5.30 on the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1956, a yacht was seen from the eastern arm of the dock, apparently in difficulties off the Forelands. 'The life-boat Southern Africa put out at...