LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Golden Crest
SHAFT COUPLING TROUBLE At 11.17 P-m- on 2nd October, 1965, the motor vessel Golden Crest was seen to be asking for assistance. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 11.27 in a moderate south-westerly breeze and moderate seas. It was...
Gratitude
Hastings, Sussex - At 4.48 p.m. on 17th August, 1966, red flares were reported off Camber. At 5.8 the life-boat Fairlight was launched to the fishing vessel Gratitude, which had a fouled propeller. It was an hour before high water. There was...
Reedbird
At 3 p.m. on 9th August, 1966, news was received that the yacht Reedbird was in distress one mile west of the Bar lightvessel.
The life-boat Norman B. Corlett left her moorings at 3.8 and proceeded in a south south easterly...
A Dinghy (10)
At. 1.30 p.m. on 9th August, 1966, a dinghy was seen in difficulties in the Rock Channel. The life-boat Norman B. Corlett left her moorings at 1.45 and proceeded in a strong south south easterly wind and a rough sea. It was two hours before...
Eventide (2)
Newbiggin, Blyth, Amble and Tynemouth, Northumberland - On 5th August, 1966, life-boats from these stations carried out a search for the missing fishing coble Eventide whose crew of three - a father and two sons - were all at some time...
A Rowing Boat
At 2.56 p.m. on 3rd September, 1966, a rowing boat was reported in danger two miles north of the boathouse. Four minutes later the life-boat Watkin Williams was launched in a rough sea and a strong south westerly wind. It was one hour after...
Keith and Nigel Pask Decided to Clear Out Their Toy Cupboard and Set Up a Mini-Market
Keith and Nigel Pask decided to clear out their toy cupboard and set up a mini-market in the garage of their house in Banbury, Oxfordshire. They invited school friends to come and buy and at the end of the day had taken £19.50 for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Despite Force 8 Gales Which Made Their Stock Difficult
Despite force 8 gales which made their stock difficult to keep on thetable, the ladies of Ramsey's, IsleofMan, lifeboat guild made £90"at their street fair stall of souvenirs. Many people were attracted towards them by the... - View image in PDF
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A Schoolgirl a Fairy a Clown a Nurse and a Baby from Dunfermline
A schoolgirl, a fairy, a clown, a nurse and a baby from Dunfermline crawled round their local pubs—soft drinks only—and collected £180 for the RNLI. In real life they are (I to r) Hilary and Mick Fairhurst, Tony Taylor, Valerie and... - View image in PDF
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Ray Rushton
Ray Rushton has been raising money for D class inflatable lifeboats for some years in sponsorship of his veteran car in the London to Brighton Run. He was also responsible for an RNLI benefit night at Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium which,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs