LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rowena
Ilfracombe, Devon. — During the afternoon of the 25th January, 1939, anxiety was felt for the safety of the motor fishing boat Rowena, which had been at sea since 6 A.M. and had not returned with the other boats which had put out with her. A...
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YOUTHS ON ROCKS Dover, Kent. At 9.39 p.m. on 9th May, 1964, a message from Dover harbour control tower reported a small fire at the foot of the cliffs at Fan Bay between Dover and St. Margaret's. At 9.56 the life-boat Southern Africa...
Rose Valley
COASTGUARD REPORT At 6.16 p.m. on ipth April, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen three miles east-south-east of Wick Bay. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with a choppy sea, and it...
Miss A.J.M.
Droughty Ferry, Angus. At 2.10 p.m. on 2nd September, 1964, the coxswain saw a small speedboat, with one person on board, trying to restart the engine, which was drifting down stream with the tide. At 2.15 the inshore rescue boat launched in...
A Sailing Dinghy
MAN WAS MISSING Torbay, South Devon. At 3.8 p.m.
on ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized off Livermead Beach. A further message was received that two men had...
Two Vessels (3)
AUGUST 4TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
Two vessels had come into collision while in convoy, but they were able to go on their way. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
An R.A.F. Rescue Launch and a Dinghy From a Wellington Aeroplane
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
Soon after six in the morning the coastguard reported that a dinghy from a Wellington aeroplane had been seen nearly nine miles from Skegness pier. A strong south-easterly wind of...
Forthcoming Articles
A NUMBER of articles which it had been hoped to publish in this number have been held over owing to lack of space, among them being " Honorary Workers of the Institution : Mr. Ernest Wool- field, Honorary Secretary of the Kessing-...
Category: Articles
RNLI Staff Changes
Captain Nigel Dixon, R.N., has been appointed Secretary of the Royal National Life-boat Institution. He will succeed Mr. Stirling Whorlow, O.B.E., who is retiring at the end of the year from the post of Secretary after nearly 40 years in the...
Category: Committee
Lists of Awards
to -voluntary zvorkers at the 1998 Annual Presentation of Awards Since the last Annual Presentation of Awards Meeting, the Committee of Management has awarded three Honorary Life Governorships, 10 Bars to the Gold Badge and 50 Gold Badges....
Category: Awards