Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.37 on the afternoon of the 21st of June, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht had capsized and that a man was in the sea off Holland Haven.
At 3.45 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring...
The arrival of the new 52-foot Arun life-boat at St. Peter Port, Guernsey, was reported in the January issue of THE LIFE-BOAT. In this picture, which was taken by Albert McCabe, of the DAILY EXPRESS, Coxswain John Petit (centre) is shown on... - View image in PDF
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 12.32 p.m. on 2nd February, 1969, the coastguard reported that the yacht Alekton, with two people on board, had broken down on the east side of Ryde pier and needed the assistance of the life-boat. At 12.47 the...
Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 2.45 p.m. on 28th August, 1967, the honorary secretary was informed that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Gullfoss of Reykjavik which would be off Scrabster at 4 o'clock. The life-boat Pentland...
TAKEN TO ROSSAVEEL At 3 p.m. on 22nd June, 1964, the local doctor asked the honorary secretary if the life-boat would take a patient to hospital on the mainland. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson left her moorings at 4.30 with the patient...
FOULED PROPELLER Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 7.25 p.m.
on 17th September, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed by the coastguard that a local fishing boat was towing a trawler and the help of the life-boat was being...
SMALL BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Newhaven, Sussex. At 9.30 on the evening of the 7th May, 1963, the police informed the honorary secretary that a man had put to sea in the afternoon in a small boat and had not yet returned.
At 9.40...
TWO PATIENTS LANDED At i p.m. on nth December, 1963, the local nurse informed the honorary secretary that two patients needed to be taken to the mainland for hospital treatment.
There was a gale force wind from the...
Morecambe, August 10, 1986: Morecambe was one of the three stations at which the prototype Evans/Avon D class inflatable lifeboat had been on trial. The station's new lifeboat, funded by the bequest of Mr and Mrs William Herring in... - View image in PDF
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The Martin Jones jazz band played on board the lifeboat Robert and Dorothy Hardcastte to greet guests arriving at the Mayday Ball organised by Hull ladies lifeboat guild.
Over 250 guests enjoyed an excellent three-course... - View image in PDF
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