LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rochdale Guild
Rochdale Guild, who are celebrating their diamond jubilee this year, constructed a mock lifeboat and walked it round the town to raise £467. The photo shows some of the ladies and helpers pausing for breath. photograph by courtesy of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Euro Auto Challenge
Pictured are the four drivers (from left to right) Falcon Hawkins, Vic Perfitt and his two sons Raoul and Jason outside the Lymington boathouse, together with the rally car and Lymington's Atlantic 21 lifeboat, Frank and Mary... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
James Dougal Has Been Assistant Second Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic of Eyemouth
James Dougal has been assistant second coxswain/ assistant mechanic of Eyemouth lifeboat since 1991. He joined the crew in 1972 and served as assistant mechanic from 1982 until taking up his present position.
A collective... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rowing Boat (1)
JUNE 17TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A rowing boat was overdue and believed to be in difficulties, but later a report was received that the boat had been found and was safe.
Mr. P. E. W. Gellatly, the honorary secretary, went out in...
Scottish Co-operator
FEBRUARY 7TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
Shortly after 9 in the evening information was received through the coastguard that a vessel had struck a mine off Workington, and the motor life-boat Joseph Braithwaite was launched at...
An Aeroplane (8)
JANUARY 9TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Dunwich, but the lifeboat was recalled as a Southwold motor boat had gone to the rescue. - Rewards, £20 4s. 6d..
John Henry York,
John Henry York, Shanklin and District branch Press and Publicity and Collection Organiser. He joined the branch in 1971 and was Box Secretary from 1976 until 1986. Mr York was Press and Publicity and Collection Organiser from 1987,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
End of a Class Act
The very last Waveney class lifeboat in the RNLI fleet, Margaret Graham, sailed from her mooring at Amble lifeboat station on 24 July under the helm of her retiring coxswain, Rodney Surge MBE, to take up a new role as pilot boat for Whitby... - View image in PDF
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Lydia Eva
JANUARY 19TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The steam trawler Lydia Eva, which was acting as a tender to the R.A.F., was seen to be dragging her anchors towards a lee shore An ensign knotted in the tail was seen hoisted,...
A Motor Vessel (1)
JANUARY 25TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO.
LOUTH. A motor vessel was reported to be in distress fourteen miles south-east of the life-boat station, but the help of the lifeboat was not needed. - Rewards, £5 3s..