LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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New Quay,Cardiganshire-At2p.m.
on 16th August, 1967, the coastguard reported that a man had fallen over the cliffs at Llangranog. As it was considered that a small boat might be of assistance the IRB was launched at 2.6 in...
Wales Community News
Pendine
3-PEAK SUMMIT FOR THE RNLI
In June, Shelley Phillips from Pendine raised an impressive £445 completing the National Three Peaks Challenge for the RNLI. The challenge calls for mountaineers...
Category: Articles
RNLI FAMILY: THE LIFE
Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
120 years at Walmer
Walmer Lifeboat Station is celebrating the dedication of three volunteers who, between them, have over 120 years
of service....
Category: Articles
People and Places
Mr Rumbold serves up the winners Nicholas Smith, alias Mr Rumbold in the BBC television comedy programme 'Are You Being Served?', picked the winning tickets in the RNLI's 77th lottery on 30 April 1997.
Nicholas...
Category: Articles
Hostage Drama
Invergordon lifeboat and tug Kingraig stand by the Est to monitor the situation. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 9.15 on the evening of the 24th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flashing light giving SOS signals had been seen coming from Skomer Island. At 9.45 the life-boat...
Van Brakel
Boulmer, Northumberland.—At 4.50 in the morning, on the 26th of January, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship was aground on the north side of the entrance to Boulmer Haven.
She was sounding her siren. At 5.15 the...
The Motor Fishing Boats Lizzie and William Cecil
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At about 7 P.M.
on the 21st June, 1938, the coastguard reported that two fishing boats were in difficulties one mile east of Mullartown Point. They were the motor fishing boats Lizzie and William Cecil,...
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Dover, Kent. At 12.51 on the after- noon of the llth of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that two people were cut off by the tide two hundred yards south of St.
Margaret's Bay. There was a...
Obituaries
Obituaries With deep regret we record the following deaths: SEPTEMBER 1989: Mr Geoff Shakerley, vice chairman and box secretary of Wootton Bassett and District branch from 1977 until his death. He was also a shore helper at Swanage and was...
Category: Obituaries