LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 2.25 on the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1953, the coastguard reported that an Army D.U.K.W. was in distress near Manor- bier, and at 2.39 the life-boat John R.

Webb was launched. The sea was...

THIRTEEN AT SEA Filey and Flamborough, Yorkshire.

At 1.20 p.m. on 3Oth December, 1964, the coastguard told the Filey honorary secretary that the wind was reaching storm force. As there were 13 local fishing cobles at sea...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.23 p.m. on 2ist April, 1965, Southend Airport informed the coastguard that an aircraft was circling over a trawler which was firing distress signals. The life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was...

FLARES OFF LIZARD The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall.

At 10.54 P-m- on 3fd May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares were burning off the Lizard. As a fishing vessel was known to be on passage from...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 4.32p.m. on 19th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing boat had asked for assistance. The life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 36} was launched at 5...

DOCTOR'S MISSION At i.20 p.m. on 8th November, 1963, the local medical officer informed the honorary secretary that a patient was in need of medical attention on Inishere Island, and asked for the use of the lifeboat in case the patient...

Just browsing: North Cotswold branch ran a souvenir stall at the Moreton in Marsh agricultural show in September 1985. The show is one of the largest one-day shows in the country and the organisers very kindly donated a prime spot for their... - View image in PDF

Douglas, home of Sir William Hillary the founder of the RNLI, was one of the earliest places in the British Isles to be provided with a lifeboat. Hillary witnessed many shipwrecks there and established the lifeboat stations, himself helping... - View image in PDF