LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Arnisdale
Montrose, Angus - At 3.40 p.m. on ist November, 1966, it was reported that the trawler Armadale had towed thetrawler Arnisdale nine miles northwards from Red Head to Scurdyness in an increasing north to north easterly wind, taking over eight...
Idle Moment
Dungeness, Kent - At 7.13 a.m. on 27th June, 1966, a vessel was seen in distress off Denge Marsh. The life-boat Mabel E. Holland was launched at 7.25 in a gale force west south westerly wind and a rough sea. It was one hour after high water....
Lenora Venture, of London
OCTOBER 23TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 6.31 at night the coastguard reported that a vessel was flashing SOS signals from the Goodwin Sands four miles north of the lifeboat station. A fresh north-easterly breeze was blowing. The sea was rough. The...
Two Teams of 16 Rowers Took Turns to Achieve a 24-Hour Sponsored Row In Plymouth Sound
Two teams of 16 rowers took turns to achieve a 24-hour sponsored row in Plymouth Sound.
They came from the Plymouth School of Maritime Studies and organised the strenuous event themselves under the guidance of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hair Today...
RNLI supporters are always on the look out for weird and wonderful fundraising ideas - this quarter the sponsored shave seems to be a popular choice.
Staff of the Cable & Wireless College raised £95 when they... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Argus
Barrow, Lancashire.—At eight o'clock on the morning of the 17th of Decem- ber, 1957, the Walney coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man had been seriously injured on board the pilot boat Argus, of Barrow. From a later message...
Aubric
Arun tows yacht for 34 miles against NE gale Newhaven's Arun class Keith Anderson was involved in a long and arduous service on 4 April 1988 when she was at sea for nearly six-and-a-half hours in a NE gale, picking up her casualty and...
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Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumber- land.—At 5.39 on the afternoon of the 18th of June, 1957, the Spittal police telephoned that a twelve-year- old girl was in difficulty while bathing off Spittal beach. Ten minutes later the life-boat William...
Eventide
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 8.15 on the morning of the 3rd of April, 1958, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that anxiety was felt for a local open fishing boat which was at sea, as the weather was...
Lonn
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.2 on the morning of the 28th of December, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sick man on board the tanker Lonn of Bergen needed medical attention immediately.
The...