LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kincora
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset-At 11.35 p.m. on I2th April, 1966, the Barry coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two men in an open fishing boat were overdue. They had left the River Axe at midday, intending to return at...
A Vessel
At 10.8 P.M. on the 15th June information was received by wire- less from the Cross Sand Lightvessel, through the Coastguard, that a vessel was burning flares about five miles south of the Cross Sand. The Motor Life-boat John and Mary...
The S.S. Mosel
LIZARD. — A rocket from the signal station was heard at about 8 A.M. on the 9th August. The Honorary Secretary, the Eev. P. VYVYAN ROBINSON, and the Coxswain of the Life-boat at once proceeded there, and ascertained that a screw steamer had...
The S.S. Ypapanti.
Walton and Frinton, Essex On zyth November, 1966, the life-boat Edian Courtauld put out to the assistance of the s.s. Ypapanti. A full account of the service appears on page 29..
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 37, 45, 57, the following launches on service were made during the months June, July and August, 1969, inclusive: Aith,...
Category: Services
Angler's Luck
Eastbourne, and Newhaven, Sussex.
—On the evening of the 27th of September; 1953, during thick fog, a steamer wirelessed that the motor boat Angler's Luck, with a crew of two, three miles off Beachy Head had asked her...
Lerina
Clovelly, Devon.—Shortly before halfpast eight in the morning of the 14th March the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned that a small cabin cruiser was flying what appeared to be a large red flag, and was drifting S.W. two miles from...
Services of the Life-Boats In July, August and September, 1953. 134 Lives Rescued
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Category: Services
Angmering Record
The Angmering, West Sussex, branch held its annual Garden Fete in June, in the grounds of Lord and Lady Delfont's Angmering House. Lady Delfont took over as president of the branch in September The amount of money raised has increased... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The John F. Kennedy
The new 44-foot steel life-boat John F. Kennedy which is to be based at Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, on trials off Lowestoft, Suffolk, where she was built by Brooke Marine Ltd. Five other 44-foot life-boats for the R.N.L.I, will be... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs