LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Florence Baxter
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 9th of September, 1953, the harbour authorities telephoned that the motor fishing vessel Florence Baxter was burning a flare off Rossall Point. At 9.25 the life-boat Ann Letitia Russell...
Mr. W. W. Harris
BY the death on the 16th of February, 1950, at the age of 73, of Mr. W. W.
Harris, M.B.E., of New Brighton and Liverpool, the Institution has lost one of its most energetic and devoted honorary secretaries. Mr. Harris, who...
Category: Obituaries
Belgica
MOTOR BOAT LOST IN FOG Appledore, North Devon. At 7.45 on the morning of Saturday the 3rd of August, 1963, the coxswain learnt that the motor boat Belgica with two people on board was lost in dense fog near the bar.
At 7.55...
A Cabin Cruiser
FLASHING LIGHT SEEN Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 12.40 p.m. on 26th September 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the coaster Mary Birch had reported at 11.30 a.m. seeing a small flashing light north-west of Blacktail...
San Remo Requests. . .
The city of San Remo, Italy, is to award a Figurehead of Courage annually to the seaman whose tech- nical and human skill in an action at sea shows the sea-faring spirit at its greatest.
The period to be considered for the...
Category: Awards
Andania
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Penlee, Cornwall. At 11.30 a.m. on 2ist March, 1964, the port medical officer told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Andania would arrive off Penzance at 5 p.m. bearing a sick man on board who needed hospital...
Cedefore
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 5.30 a.m. on 2ist February, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a 40 foot cabin yacht Cede/ore near the Mid Barrow Lightvessel needed assistance. At 6.5 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil...
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KEEPER UNCONSCIOUS St. Marys, Scilly Isles. At 8.45 p.m.
on 9th March, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed by Lands End radio that a keeper on Round Island Lighthouse had been found unconscious. The honorary secretary...
Jubilee
FISHING VESSEL ESCORTED Aberdeen. At 3.42 p.m. on i3th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel, close inshore off Belhelvie coastguard look-out, appeared to be broken down. As there was a strong...
A Yacht
Just after 1000 that morning Filey Coastguard reported a dismasted yacht off Filey Buoy. The wind had gone round to north west and had risen again to a fresh breeze, force 5; the sea was rough. At 1014 the lifeboat launched to escort the...