LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Bertha
PAKEFIELD, SUFFOLK.—The brigantine Bertha, of Rye, stranded in Pakefield Gat, during a S.W. wind and heavy sea, on the 26th August. In reply to her signal of distress, the Life-boat Two Sisters Mary and Hannah was launched and proceeded to...
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SICK WOMAN LANDED FROM ISLAND Galway Bay, Co. Galway. At 10.15 p.m. on Thursday the 15th of August, 1963, a nurse on Inishmaan asked that the life-boat take a seriously ill patient to hospital at Rossaveel. At 10.45 the life-boat Mary...
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Arranmore, Co. Donegal - At 5.15 p.m. on 19th October, 1967, the coxswain was informed that there was a sick man on Tory Island.
Owing to weather conditions it was impossible for another boat to reach the island. The...
A Dinghy
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 1.20 p.m. on 12th April, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a dinghy with two people on board was in difficulties about half a mile north of the harbour.
The...
Margaret and James
COBLE IN DANGER At 9.29 p.m. on 28th August, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that two red flares had been observed dose inshore near Speeton look-out. There was a slight sea and it was one hour after low water.
At...
A Sailing Dinghy (8)
Skegness, Lincolnshire. At 2.32 p.m.
on igth July, 1964, the coastguard heard that a sailing dinghy with three people on board had capsized one mile north-east of Skegness pier. At 2.38 the inshore rescue boat launched in a...
Ability
HAD GONE AGROUND Girvan, Ayrshire. At 5 a.m. on nth November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a motor vessel had gone aground on Ailsa Craig. There was a moderate sea with a fresh southwesterly wind and it was low water...
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Newquay, Cornwall. At 12.20 on 2ist July, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt that a man had fallen down the cliffs between Treyarnon and Porthcothan.
At 12.25 the IRB launched in light variable airs and slight sea. The man...
Happy Wanderer
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 9.35 p.m. on loth June, 1967, a small boat was seen in distress off Whitley Bay.
The life-boat Tynesider was launched at 9.59 in a slight north easterly breeze and a smooth sea. The tide was...
Henley-On-Thames
Only RNLI supporters could find a way of feeding the swans and ducks on the Thames and collecting money for lifeboats simultaneously.
At Henley-on-Thames the branch has arranged to fill this bin with unsold loaves, kindly... - View image in PDF
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