LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Raymond Baxter
Raymond Baxter – broadcaster, yachtsman, former member of the RNLI Public Relations Advisory Committee and Guest of Honour at the 1976 Annual Presentation of Awards.
Category: Obituaries
Dungeness ‘Lady Launcher’ Doris Tart (pictured above, front)
It is with sadness that the Lifeboat reports the passing away of Dungeness ‘lady launcher’ Doris Tart (pictured above, front) on 30 April at Ashford’s William Harvey Hospital, aged 85.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Alanfred
JUNE 28TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 7 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a motor yacht two miles to the S.W. was drifting, and was flying distress signals. A fresh S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor...
Romford and Dagenham Model Boat Club's Model Lifeboat Passing Clacton's Old Lifeboat House Photograph By Courtesy of Clacton Picture Agency
Romford and Dagenham Model Boat Club's model lifeboat passing Clacton's old lifeboat house. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Clacton Picture Agency. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tynemouth: the Duchess of Northumberland Names the 52Ft Arun George and Olive Turner Photograph By Courtesy Of
Tynemouth: The Duchess of Northumberland names the 52ft Arun George and Olive Turner. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of 'Newcastle Journal'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
From Sicily.
Over five pounds has come from an army chaplain in the field. It was collected", he said, "at the services held in the English Church - somewhere in Sicily, one Sunday last January.".
Category: Articles
Rally
Selsey, Sussex.—The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 2 P.M.
on the 20th April, as the coastguard had telephoned that two fishing boats were at sea. A south gale was blowing, with a choppy sea. One boat came...
Mrs Betsy Willcocks
Mrs Betsy Willcocks, chairman of Horley & District ladies' guild. She first joined the committee in 1959 holding various offices until her election as chairman in 1973 and was awarded a Gold badge at a special ceremony in February...
Category: Obituaries
Smiling Morn
Southwold, Suffolk.—On the afternoon of the 5th June the Aldeburgh coastguard reported that a small motor fishing boat belonging to Southwold was passing northwards and making heavy weather. She was the Smiling Morn, with the life-boat's...
Baron of Vigo
Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— 24th June, 1938. The Spanish steam trawler Baron of Vigo had run ashore near the Old Head of Kinsale, but got help from another trawler.—Rewards, £11 8s..