LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Motor Fishing Vessels Elegant and Iris
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 2.56 on the afternoon of the 23rd of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Elegant was standing by the motor fishing vessel Iris of Buckle, which was leaking...
A Motor Boat and a Dinghy
LOST THEIR DINGHY St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 6.15 p.m. on i8th October, I963,thecoastguard told the acting honorary secretary that two fires and a flashing light had been seen on Ramsey Island. At 6.19 the lifeboat Joseph Soar (Civil...
Two Lp Records for the Rnli
For more than 30 years the Lifeboat Mixed Voice Choir of Forest Row, Sussex, has sung carols at Christmas time for the RNLI and, in that time, has raised more than £5,000. What started as a small band of singers has grown into an...
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Shoreline
IN THE PAST tWO JSSUCS of THE LIFEBOAT I have asked members of my staff to give you an insight into their work within the department and I think you will agree that this has caused a fair amount of interest. So in this issue I would like to...
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Janetta
Workington, Cumberland - At 11.34 p.m. on 5th February, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boaiJanetta, with a crew of two, had broken down six and a half miles north west of Workington. At 11.54 the...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM GRIMES, on his retirement, after serving for 16 years as coxswain of the Wells life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, and a pension.
To ROLAND HAYTER, on his retirement, after serving for 14f years...
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H.M. Tug Swarthy and H.M.S. Saltburn
OCTOBER 25TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, AND SELSEY, SUSSEX. During a south-westerly gale, with very rough seas, the naval authorities at Portsmouth asked the Bembridge life-boat to go to the help of two ships in distress off Horse Sands...
H.M. Tug Swarthy and H.M.S. Saltburn (1)
OCTOBER 25TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, AND SELSEY, SUSSEX. During a south-westerly gale, with very rough seas, the naval authorities at Portsmouth asked the Bembridge life-boat to go to the help of two ships in distress off Horse Sands...
The Motor Coble Jean and Barbara
MARCH 1ST. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning, while the fishing cobles were out, the wind increased until it was blowing strongly from the north-west, with a rising sea. All the cobles returned - many leaving their...
Anco Spur
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 5.35 p.m. on 3rd October, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a shipping agency had asked for a doctor to be taken out to the Swedish tanker Anco Spur to attend to an injured man. It was one hour after low water...