LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Katie
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning red flares four miles off Mil- ford-on-sea. The life-boat John...
Betty Sheader, Betty and Florence
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 6th of January, 1961, the honorary secretary was told that three local fishing cobles were at sea in weather which was deteriorating.
There was a strong to gale force...
A Whaler from H.M.N.Z.S. Taranaki
Weymouth, Dorset. At 3.8 on the afternoon of the 6th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a whaler from H.M.N.Z.S.
Taranaki, with three men aboard, hadcapsized in the middle of Portland harbour...
A Boat from North Monarch
Moelfre, Anglesey. At nine o'clock on the evening of the 25th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a boat from the tanker North Monarch of Monrovia had broken down a mile to the north-east. At 9.10, when the...
Pandora
Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 8.50 on the evening of the 25th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties in Penmon Sound. The two people on board could be heard shouting for...
William and Edwin
ROCKETS FIRED Hastings, Sussex. At 2.47 a.m. on nth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small craft had fired red rockets from a position three miles south-east of the coastguard station.
At 3.4,...
Andante
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 8.53 p.m. on 18th May, 1969, the coastguard reported that a motor boat, on passage between West Mersea and East Shoebury, was overdue. The m.v. City of Capetown reported sighting a boat aground on the Maplin sands...
Members of the Royal Artillery Band
Members of the Royal Artillery Band, with Peter Holness and Anthony Oliver at Headquarters, draw the winning tickets for the 55th National Lottery.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr Norman Cavell,
May 1988 Mr Norman Cavell, honorary secretary at Walmer lifeboat station from 1958 to 1983. He was awarded binoculars in 1969 and a gold badge in 1983..
Category: Obituaries
Right: Eileen Dallaglio,
Right: Eileen Dallaglio, whose daughter was a victim of the Marchioness disaster, talks to fifeboatmen (Ir) Phil Julian, Steve Simmonds and Gary Payne at the launch.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs