LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Spray
Sennen Cove, Cornwall. At 4.33 p.m. on 25th September, 1965, the coastguard notified the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Spray with two skin divers on board was in difficulties off Porthchapel beach. There was a light southerly...
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At 3.15 p.m. on ist February, 1966, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had a patient on Inishere Island suffering from acute appendicitis, who required immediate hospital treatment, and that no other suitable boat was...
Opening of New Boathouse
THE new life-boat house at Lytham-St.
Anne's was opened by the Mayor of Lytham-St. Anne's, Councillor N. S.
Utley, on Sunday, the 26th of June, 1960. The ceremony followed the tradi- tional...
Category: Inaugurations
New Vice-President
3lR. AUGUSTINE COURTAULD has been elected a Vice-President of the Institu- tion, Mr. Courtauld has been a member of the Committee of Manage- ment since January, 1951, and has served on the Finance, Boat and Con- struction and Operations...
Category: Committee
H.M.S. Mersey
Blackpool, Lancashire. At 9.15 a.m.
on I4th June, 1964, the life-boat Maria Noble launched in a strong north-westerly breeze and rough sea to return the captain and other officers to H.M.S. Mersey, which was i| miles off...
Awards
The following awards appeared in the New Year Honours List: M.B.E.
Mr. H. Morrison, who is the local postmaster, became honorary secretary of the Barra Island life-boat station in 1946.
B.E.M.
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Category: Awards
Coxswain David Gallichan of Beaumaris In Anglesey
Coxswain David Gallichan of Beaumaris in Anglesey joined the lifeboat crew in 1957 and became second coxswain in 1974 before being appointed coxswain in 1980. He was awarded a bronze medal in 1981 for saving the crew of a fishing vessel in a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Albert Brown of Workington
Coxswain Albert Brown of Workington joined the lifeboat crew in 1971, becoming coxswain in 1972. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1974 for the rescue of seven people from the fishing vessel Kia Ora, dragging her anchor half mile east of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Anmara (1)
Long Search THE STERN TRAWLER Anmara and her crew of three were reported overdue from Scarborough on the evening of May 21, 1987 and a search was organised by Humber Coastguard, to begin at first light on the following day.
An Aeroplane (13)
JULY 17TH. - CLACTON-ON-SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A message had been received from the coasttake guard that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea between Walton pier and Gunfleet Lighthouse and that a man had come down from it by...