LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Apeloiter
Weymouth, Dorset - At 12.02 a.m.
on 9th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored one hundred yards offshore of Chesil Cove. Two men on board had come ashore to obtain fuel...
Bilberry
On igth June, 1967, the life-boat Frank Spiller Locke proceeded to the yacht Bilberry.
A full account of this service, for which a special award was granted, appears on page 231..
Pictured During the Presentation of This Year's Cheque for £1,000
Pictured during the presentation of this year's cheque for £1,000 are. from left to right, Don Galbraith, yacht club commodore; Brian Hurst, chairman of the Castletown branch; Rod Haire, representing Royal Life; Jane Galbraith,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Towing In!
L to R: Barry Knaggs, Mark Reeves, Skipper Michael Picknett and Andy Beevis tow the stricken yacht to safety. (Redcar Crew Member Cordon Young. en-Redcar and Seahouses Crew Member Michael Hoyle, and Dave Bond of Cleveland Fire Brigade also... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Hundred Years Ago
KESSINGLAXD, SUFFOLK.—In the ac- count we gave, in our 15th Number, of the establishment of a life-boat by the seamen of Scratby, in Norfolk, we stated that we hoped to see this novel feature in the cause of "preservation of life from...
Category: Articles
Win a Car
Donald Steward of The Grange, New Buckenham, Norwich, NOR O4X, would like to remind everyone that the closing date of his National Car Competition is 30th September, 1967, and would be grateful to receive any sold books as soon as possible...
Category: Donations
Trearddur Bay--West Division
Main photo (left) fief 646815 Detailed photo (below) Ref 646816. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On the Goodwins Again
The American steamer North Eastern Victory. The Walmer life-boat rescued forty-two lives from her on December 24th, 1946. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fydlyn Bay
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 9.10 p.m.
on I4th May, 1967, information was received that the motor fishing vessel Fydlyn Bay, on passage from Morecambe Bay to Holyhead, had developed engine trouble but was expected to arrive at 2...
Lifeboat Services
West Division January storm BRONZE MEDALS AT 1137 ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1988 the Blackpool station honorary secretary, Mr Rowland Darbyshire was alerted by Liverpool Coastguard MRSC that a small vessel had fired red flares 11/4 miles...
Category: Services