LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Geisha, of Wexford
JUNE 27TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR CO. WEXFORD. At 5.30 in the afternoon a cyclist from St. Helens reported the fishing schooner Geisha, of Wexford, dismasted and drifting between the Whilkeen and Carrick Rocks. A fresh easterly wind was blowing,...
Seven Cobles
NOVEMBER 26TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
During the morning seven cobles were fishing north of Church Point. The northerly breeze was moderate, but the sea was very rough, and the weather was getting worse. At 10.20 the...
Life-Boat Days In 1944
In the fifth year of the war life-boat flag days raised £131,829. That is £657 more than in 1943 and nearly three times as much as in 1939, the last year of peace. lu each of the five years of war the figure has been a record. The...
Category: Articles
Diana White a Rother Lifeboat Stationed at Sennen Cove With Your Help a Lifeboat of This Class Could Be Named Shoreline
Diana White, a Rother lifeboat stationed at Sennen Cove. With your help a lifeboat of this class could be named Shoreline.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Yacht (1)
JULY 14TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.
A small yacht had been seen making heavy weather, but was able to go on her way without help. - Rewards, £7 6s. 6d..
Mrs Marjorie Nicklin
Mrs Marjorie Nicklin, a member of Sennen Cove Ladies' guild. Affectionately known as 'Mrs Marmalade', she produced 7,000 jars of marmalade over the past ten years which were sold to raise funds for the guild. She was awarded a...
Category: Obituaries
Miss D Mann
December 1987 Miss D Mann, chairman of the Ampthill and District branch since 1973. She was a founder member of the branch and from 1929 to 1973 was flag day organiser. Miss Mann was awarded a record of thanks in 1953 and a gold badge in...
Category: Obituaries
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At noon on 23rd August, 1967, a doctor informed the honorary secretary that a 17-year-old boy with acute appendicitis on Irishmaan island had to be brought to the mainland. As no other boatwas available, the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson...
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WAS SERIOUSLY ILL At 8.15 p.m. on gist October, 1964, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a woman who was seriously ill on Inishmaan needed immediate medical attention. It was low water with a moderate sea and a fresh easterly...
Bostonian VII
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 9.20 on the night of the 12th of August, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a red flare had been seen four and a half miles south-east-by-east of Shoreham Harbour. At 9.30 the life-boat Rosa Woodd and-Phyllis...