LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To ANDREW WHITE, on his retirement, after serving for 31J years as coxswain and 2 years as bowman of the Donaghadee life- boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To JOSIAH WHEATLEY, on his retirement,...
Category: Awards
Fred
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 6.25 p.m.
on igth December, 1965, the coastguard reported that red flares had been seen three miles south-south-west of Beachy Head Lighthouse. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 6.48 in a...
A Motor Boat and a Rowing Boat
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 1.5 p.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat was in difficulties with her engine broken down, in Red Wharf Bay, and a rowing boat which had put out to help was...
Fishing Cobles
Whitby, Yorkshire.—After a sudden heavy squall about eight o'clock in the morning on the 17th of December, 1949, the coastguard and coxswain observed that a number of small fishing cobles were in danger of being swamped by the seas....
C.E.
Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 4.46 on the morning of the 26th of June, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was in distress one mile west of Ramore Head. Within ten minutes the life-boat Laiy Scott, Civil Service No. 4, was...
Television Appeal
THE direct response to the first B.B.C.
appeal by television on behalf of the Institution brought in a sum of £4,233 lls. 4d. Of this amount £3,496 11s. 8d.
were contributed in response to the ...
Category: Donations
Holidays
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Category: Advertisement
COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT
Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., who lives in Northern Ireland, has joined the Committee of Management of the R.N.L.I.
Admiral Hezlet, who retired in 1964, served in submarines during the war....
Category: Committee
A Speed Boat (1)
Skegness, Lincolnshire - At 4.5 p.m.
on 9th November, 1969, it was learnt that a speedboat was firing red flares half a mile east of Skegness. At 4.30 the life-boat Charles Fred Grantham was launched in a fresh north...
A Dinghy (6)
St. David's, Pembrokeshire - At 8.40 p.m. on loth July, 1967, a message was received that a sailing dinghy fromForth isle appeared to be in difficulties.
The life-boat Joseph Soar (Civil Service No. 34) was launched at...