LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Coxswain John Fox (Right) and His Son Michael Were Both In the Crew of Shoreham Lifeboat Dorothy and Philip Constant When on August 5 Albin Ballad and Her Crew
Coxswain John Fox (right) and his son Michael were both in the crew of Shoreham Lifeboat Dorothy and Philip Constant when, on August 5, Albin Ballad and her crew of three were rescued during a south westerly gale force 9. Coxswain Fox, who... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Some of the 100 Guests In the Garden of Mrs Denis Wiffen Ofmeols Wirral They Enjoyed a Strawberry Lunch With Wine Organised Last Summer on Behalf of Hoylake Ladies' Guild Mrs Wiffen Can B
Some of the 100 guests in the garden of Mrs Denis Wiffen ofMeols, Wirral. They enjoyed a strawberry lunch with wine organised last summer on behalf of Hoylake ladies' guild. Mrs Wiffen can be seen standing in the background on the left... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rowing Boat (3)
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the collier Effra had sighted a small rowing boat with two men on board which needed help four miles north-east...
Memorable holiday
4A family’s holiday took an unfortunate turn on 25 August when their cruiser ran aground, injuring two of the seven onboard. Lough Derg’s B class lifeboat Vera Skilton was launched into force 5 winds gusting to force 7. Two RNLI crew members...
Category: Articles
Penton
The motor cruiser Penton, of Cardiff, with three men on board, was making for Barry on the night of the 25th-26th June, when, through a defect in her machinery, she was obliged to anchor near Friars Point. Her anchors dragged and she lighted...
Lucas-Cav Marine
Courage and confidence in LUCAS-CAV Marine.
Courage is not enough. Behind every successful rescue there must be a story of reliability - in electrical systems, diesel fuel injection systems and mechanical starters.
Category: Advertisement
Helen Birch, of Hull,
Wells, Norfolk.—About 1.30 P.M. on the 8th December, 1937, information was received from a man and from the coastguard that a ship was flying a distress signal, and the motor life-boat Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 was launched at 2.50 P.M....
A Boat
7th De- cember. Two boys in a boat had got lost in a fog, but made land unaided.
The father of one of the boys gave the life-boat crew fifty guineas in appre- ciation of their search. — Rewards, £24 8s. 6d..
Dispatch
HOLY ISLAND.—On the 21st March, at about 11 P.M., signals of distress were seen just beyond the bar. There was a heavy rolling sea, and the night was very dark. The Life-boat Grace Darling was launched, and went out to the vessel, but great...
Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: FEBRUARY 1993 Mrs Betty Foster, chairman of Driffield ladies' guild since 1983. She served as secretary for 16 years from 1967 and was awarded a Gold badge in 1991.
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Category: Obituaries