LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Barges May and Portlight (1)
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—About noon on the 21st of February, 1955, a wireless message was received from the Clacton-on-Sea life-boat, which had been launched to the sailing barges May, of Ipswich, and Portlight, of Harwich, which each had...
Star of Hope, Freda and Minnie
On the morning of the 1st May the local motor fishing cobles put out to haul crab pots. A moderate N. wind was blowing, with a considerable ground swell, and at 10.30 A.M. with the tide ebbing the sea broke heavily across the bay, making the...
The Motor Fishing Coble Jean and Barbara
OCTOBER 24TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
At 9.15 in the morning, the coastguard reported that the local motor fishing coble Jean and Barbara was at sea and anxiety was felt for her. A south-south-east gale was blowing, increasing...
In at the deep end
What's it like to join lifeboat volunteers in the sea survival pool? Philly Byrde finds out ...
'This is your Captain speaking. Abandon ship! abandon ship!' Oh good. This is exactly...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM MILLER, on his retirement, after serving 26 years as Coxswain of the Eyemouth Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To ALFRED BINDING, on his retirement, after serving 24 years as Coxswain of the...
Category: Awards
A Dinghy, Rowing Boat and Motor Boat
Whitstable, Kent. At 12.37 P-m- on 28th July, 1965, the police told the honorary secretary that a small dinghy with one person on board was in difficulties two and a half miles north-east of the station.
Three other youths...
Carmen Maria
AFTER FALSE ALARM At 3.50 p.m. on 22nd November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen off Whitehaven.
Although it was soon learned that this report was a false alarm, a search was...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen.
To R. D. JONES, on his retirement, after serving 21 years as Second Coxswain of the Criccieth Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To JOHN HOWBLLS, on...
Category: Awards
Awards to Coxswains Crews and Shore Helpers
The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of sen-ice on their retirement and. in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity, gratuity or...
Category: Awards
Reminiscences of the Coast and Depot
AFTER twenty-seven years with the Institution it is brought home to me more than ever that the great majority of the people of these islands have a dash of the salt of the sea in their veins. For twelve years, as an in- spector on the coast,...
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