LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Fleetwood, Lancashire.—About 11.30 on the night of the 5th of February, 1954. the Formby coastguard rang up to say that a woman at Knott End had reported that she had seen red flares between Fleetwood and Barrow. At 1.15 on the 6th the...

Girvan, Ayrshire.—At 12.30 in the afternoon, on the 20th of August, 1950, a resident telephoned that rowing boats were in difficulties outside the harbour.

At 12.40 the life-boat Lily Glen- Glasgow, left her...

Salcombe, Devon.—About seven in the evening, on the 31st of August, 1950, the Hope Cove coastguard telephoned that a man in a rowing boat about a mile south of Prawle Point was in difficulties. At 7.15 the life-boat Mil- burn, 011 temporary...

Ramsgate, Kent. — At 5.50 in the morning of the 28th of September, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship between North Foreland and Broadstairs, making for Ramsgate, had signalled by lamp that water was entering her engine room and...

NORWEGIAN APPEAL Newhaven, Sussex. At 9.15 a.m. on 9th October, 1963, the honorary secretary was told that the Norwegian tanker Stove Pet required assistance to land an injured man. There was a light northerly breeze with a smooth sea. It...

On the 4th October two men put out in the motor fishing boat Twin, of Sunderland. A moderate E.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. The Twin ran out of petrol and got into difficulties. Her anchor was dropped, but it failed...

Weymouth ladies' guild raised £700 for branch funds at its annual wine and cheese party in the Springfield Room at Devenish Brewery on April I . The Mayor of Weymouth and Portland, Mrs Joyce Litschi, presented an oil painting of... - View image in PDF

Every year the Abbey Life Assurance Co. Ltd. donates a certain sum of money to charity. About two years ago there was a mobile display by the R.N.L.I, outside St. Paul's Cathedral which was directly opposite Abbey Life...