LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Craigievar
TRAWLER AGROUND At 8.35 a.m. on 8th June, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by the coastguard that the trawler Craigievar of Aberdeen was aground at Red Head, Eday. At 8.55 the life-boat The John Gellatly Hyndman slipped her moorings in...
Vispon
FLOODING EMERGENCY At 9.20 p.m. on 26th June, 1964, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Haulbowline, told the honorary secretary that the Spanish trawler Vispon, nine miles west of Bull Rock lighthouse, had sent out an SOS call as her engine...
Keith Willacy
Keith Willacy, honorary secretary at Morecambe and helmsman during the rescue of the yachtsman, pictured at the time of his Silver medal award.. - View image in PDF
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Cover Picture
by Peter Orme A cheery wave from HRH The Duchess of Kent aboard the Mersey class lifeboat Marine Engineer after the naming ceremony in London's Docklands on 25 April 1991.. - View image in PDF
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Moelfre's Tyne Class Lifeboat Robert and Violet
The Tyne towed her some eight miles to safety, in conditions which can well be gauged from the photograph taken by the lifeboat crew.. - View image in PDF
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(Above Left) Torbay's New Crew Facilities
(Above left) Torbay's new crew facilities in the south eastern corner of Brixham harbour. The station's Arun lies to a mooring in front of the building.. - View image in PDF
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Ex-Lifeboat Saved
William and Kate Johnson, rescued by a joint operation involving the Holyhead lifeboat, the Trearddur Bay Atlantic 75 Dorothy Selina, the Sea King helicopter from RAF Valley and Holyhead Coastguard. - View image in PDF
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4. Sergeant Bob Martin
Sergeant Bob Martin has single-handedly raised £200,000 by collecting at the London and Southampton Boat Shows and other events, continuing a long and fruitful relationship between the RNLI and the Chelsea Hospital. - View image in PDF
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Fundraising Region Changes
As from 1 September 1993 the Central England and Southern fundraising regions ceased to exist, and their respective Regional Offices closed. The branches previously in those regions have been transferred to other regions as listed below.<...
Category: Branches
Dear Reader
When I mentioned at work that I was going to join Ballycotton lifeboat crew, they were so supportive. They know that I need to go home on the dot on training days. They also know I have to eat half an hour before I leave to ensure I’m not...
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