LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
Whitby, Yorkshire. — In the morn- ing of the 31st of March, 1952, a strong north-easterly wind was blowing. It was increasing, and very heavy seas were breaking on the outer harbour bar. Several fishing boats were at sea, and at ten...
Fagotin II
FRENCH YACHT DISMASTED Bembridge, Isle of Wight. A French yacht was seen to be in difficulties with a broken mast two miles north west of the Nab Tower at 8.51 p.m. on 9th July, 1965. She had anchored near the Dean Tail buoy. The life-boat...
A Motor Boat (1)
Fowey, Cornwall - At 4.27 p.m. on 18th May, 1966, a woman informed the honorary secretary that she and her husband had been in a motor boat which capsized in Lantio Bay, but they had managed to scramble ashore. The lifeboat Deneys Reitz was...
Scud
Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent - At 1.40 p.m. on 22nd May, 1966, a crew member informed the honorary secretary that a small pram dinghy was in difficulties three quarters of a mile to seaward. She had dragged her anchor in the wind and tidal...
Shamrock
NEWHAVEN-BOUND Life-boat O.N. 873 on passage. At 5.25 p.m. on 3ist July, 1964, while the life-boat George Elmy was on her way from Dover to Newhaven in a moderate sea and a fresh westerly breeze, someone was seen waving from a small motor...
Millie
Ranisgate, Kent - At 11.4 p.m. on 13th October, 1966, the motor boat Millie, which had left the harbour at 4.45 with two people, was reported overdue.overdue.
The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis proceeded at 11.19 in a...
Cover Picture
Exercises at sea are part of the regular routine of every lifeboat station. On exercise the crew can familiarise themselves with the boat and with her lifesaving equipment, and, as a team, practise manoeuvres which, on service, may have to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
After Naming West Mersea's New Atlantic 21 Alexander Duckham on July 1 Another Brilliant Summer Day and Unveiling An Inscribed Plaque R a G Joseph Marketing Dir
After naming West Mersea's new Atlantic 21 Alexander Duckham on July 1, another brilliant summer day, and unveiling an inscribed plaque, R. A. G. Joseph, marketing director of Duckhams (I.) with S. R. Page, publicity manager, went aboard... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Letters
Re-count . . .
In a branch house-to-house collection two boxes may, rarely, be found to contain the same amount when opened, but how about this ? Two collectors worked on the opposite side of each road in their area,...
Category: Correspondence
Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings
Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings was awarded his town's highest honour when, on October 31, 1984, at a civic ceremony he was presented with The Order of 1066.
Mayor of Hastings, Councillor R. Saunders, praised Joe... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs