LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Offshore Lifeboat Services September October and November 1976
Aberdeen, Grampian October 1.
Angle, Dyfed November 22 and 26.
Arklow, Co. Wicklow September 11.
Arranmore, Co. Donegal September 20 and November 23.
Barmouth, Gwynedd...
Category: Services
Ocean Pride (1)
Amble, Northumberland.—At 12.55 on the afternoon of the 23rd of November, 1955, the life-boat coxswain reported that the local fishing coble Ocean Pride, with a crew of three, was still at sea in worsening weather. At 1.15 the life-boat...
None (16)
MARCH 29TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE, AND BEAUMARIS, AND MOELFRE, ANGLESEY. A report had been received that an aeroplane was in distress and another that three men had baled out of an aeroplane, presumably the same one, but nothing could...
A Cabin Cruiser
Fire A CABIN CRUISER on fire with two men and a boy on board was reported to the honorary secretary of The Mumbles lifeboat station by Swansea Coastguard at 1614 on Sunday August 21, 1983.
Maroons were fired and at 1618 The...
The Fundraisers
In Brief DURING 1993/94 Brian Davey, the box secretary of Frampton Cotterell branch collected an amazing £1,739.25 from collecting boxes placed in pubs, shops, railway stations and clubs.
THE 20th annual buffet dance...
Category: Articles
Taken for a Ride!
Michael Gray, pictured meeting crew and station personnel at Cullercoats lifeboat station shortly before completing his sponsored cycle ride, cycled from Surbiton, Surrey, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne last September, raising £189 on behalf of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (32)
AUGUST 8TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but a search, in which R.A.F. boats and aeroplanes also took part, was without result, and it was thought that the aeroplane had exploded high up and had been...
An Aeroplane (122)
AUGUST 19TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, AND HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea in the estuary of the River Dee, but nothing was found. - Rewards : New Brighton, £9 5s.; Hoylake, £17 10s..
An Aeroplane (92)
AUGUST 15TH. - SEAHAM, DURHAM.
A German bomber had been shot down off Seaham, but it disappeared in the sea and nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
A Vessel (32)
OCTOBER 18TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON. A vessel had been reported in distress and showing a red light, but the life-boat was recalled as she was not needed. - Rewards, £15 9s..