LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Laurel
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 2nd of May, 1951, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local motor fishing boat Laurel, overdue with a crew of four in bad weather; so at 11.15 the life-boat J. B. Couper of Glasgow was...
A Yokel's Fair Organised Last July By Customers of the Black Horse Byworth Petworth— Licensee John Waldy—Raised T450 for the Rnll Held In the Grounds of the Inn And
A Yokel's Fair organised last July by customers of the Black Horse, Byworth, Petworth— licensee John Waldy—raised t450 for the RNLl. Held in the grounds of the inn and Roland Sailer's adjoining field, the programme included a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
One Good Turn
ON October 27th last the Life-boat at Fenit, Tralee Bay, on the west coast of Ireland, was called out to the help of three men who had put off in a tender to a fishing-smack, anchored a mile off shore. A strong gale was blow- ing, and though...
Category: Articles
Threesome
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 3.43 p.m. on 3rd October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht with her engine broken down and her sail torn was firing flares four miles south south east of Ventnor. The life-boat...
Willesden
Dungeness, Kent.—At 7.25 A.M. on the 8th May news was received from the coastguard that an S O S
A Yacht
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.54 on the morning of the 9th of July, 1960, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Brooklands Jaywick and that her crew were clinging to the keel. The life- boat Sir Godfrey...
Mary Grace, of Whitstable
Again, on the 5th Nov., the schooner Mary Grace, of Whitstable, went on the South Cross Sand, during a strong wind from the S.W. and in a heavy sea. As the tide made, the sea broke over her, and she filled with water. The large Life- boat...
Coxswain Robin Castle
Coxswain Robin Castle Station: Sheerness Boat: 44ft Waveney Helen Turnbull Conditions: Wind SSW Force 15, sea 20-25ft high, visibility poor in rain and spray.
Service: Rescued two survivors from 16ft angling boat anchored... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Other Life-Boat Launches
In addition to the services by life-boats which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 486, 502, 512, the following launches on service were made during the months June to August, 1968, inclusive: Aberdeen,...
Category: Services
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