LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (2)
ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK,—The Life-boat Aldeburgh was launched at 9.45 A.M. on the 20th October to the assistance of three fishing-boats which were making for the shore, and would evidently encounter considerable danger, as a rough sea was...
Fishing Cobles (2)
SCABRBOROUGH.—The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 1.15 P.M., on the 15th April, and rendered' assistance to several fishing cobles which were in danger in a heavy sea. At 6 o'clock the Life-boat returned to the shore, and her...
Corrections
On page 307 of the December issue of THE LIFE-BOAT the heading, Littlestone-on- Sea, was missed from above the service beginning 'At 2.15 p.m. on llth August, 1967...'.
The New Quay, Cardiganshire, IRB service...
Category: Articles
Lt-Col D R R Storrie
Lt-Col D. R. R. Storrie, commanding officer of the Royal Marines, Hamworthy, Poole, reaches deep into the new large lottery drum to pick out a winning ticket. Fred Williams (I), appeals office supervisor, who has spun the drum for every one... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Albert Groom,
January 1988 Albert Groom, vice president of the Canvey Island branch. Mr Groom was associated with the branch for 21 years and will be remembered in the Maldon and Ipswich area as the owner of several Thames barges. Whilst based at Maldon...
Category: Obituaries
A German Aeroplane
NOV. 29TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A German aeroplane was reported to have come down into the sea five miles east of the harbour and the life-boat searched a wide area, but could find nothing. The honorary secretary of the...
Pippa
Dungeness, Kent. At 2.25 on the morning of the 17th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a German ship was standing by a British yacht, which had burnt red flares and had asked for the help of the life-boat. At...
Lily
Rhyl, Flintshire, and New Brighton, Cheshire - At 10.15 p.m. on i5th July, 1966, news was received that the m.f.v.
Lily had been towed from about 11 miles west of the Bar lightvessel by the Bar pilot boat and handed over to...
Leona
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—While the Life-boat Mary Isabella was out for practice on the 31st January, a trawler reported that a schooner was in need ofassistance, most of her sails having been blown away. A strong gale was blowing from the S.W.,...
Marosa
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—During the evening of the 15th July, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard that a yacht was ashore on the Buxey Sands, but was not showing any distress signals. A gentle S.E. breezewas blowing, with a slight...