LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pride of the Dee, Isabella and Maggie Brocklebank
HOLYHEAD.—During a gale of wind from the N.W. by W., and a very heavy sea on the 20th January, the No. 2 Lifeboat Joseph Whitworth was called out by signals of distress exhibited by two vessels lying in the outer anchorage which were...
Daphne Loo
YACHT WAS LEAKING Padstow, Cornwall. At 10.38 p.m.
on 18th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that flares had been reported at Newland Island. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a slight sea...
M.F.V. Arctic Solatair, two Motor Boats and two Sailboards
Five calls WHEN, ON THE, AFTERNOON of Saturday September 17, 1983, the 35ft MFV Arctic Solatair picked up a floating rope around her propeller and went ashore at Skinningrove, about six miles south of Redcar, Tees Coastguard telelphoned the...
Centurity
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 13th of December, 1956, the harbour master received a message from the motor vessel Centurity of London, which had anchored in the harbour because of bad weather, that her crew...
Small change, big hearts
It’s a Saturday afternoon in Manchester, 1891. Thousands flock to the city’s streets to catch a glimpse of something they have never seen before: lifeboat crew members and their lifesaving craft. As the lifeboats – from the...
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Statement of the Several Life-Boats Belonging to Or In Connection With the National Life-Boat Institution
STATION. Length. Breadth. No. of Oars. When Stationed or Named. No. ENGLAND. Ft. In. Ft. in. NORTHUMBERLAND BKRWICK-OX-TWKED - - - 33 - 8 - 10 1864 1 HOLY ISLASD — No. 1 - — — 34 - 8 ...
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Whilst Filming the Tv Programme Highway
Whilst filming the TV programme Highway in Anstruther Sir Harry Secombe interviewed Coxswain Peter Murray. He was also invited to break open a gallon bottle of whisky at the Craws Nest Hotel releasing £255.88 to be put towards... - View image in PDF
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The Duke of Atholl a Deputy Chairman of the Rnli Called at Three Lifeboat Stations Skegness Withernsea and Humber and Met Many Voluntary Fund Raisers When H
The Duke of Atholl, a Deputy Chairman of the RNLI, called at three lifeboat stations, Skegness, Withernsea and Humber, and met many voluntary fund raisers when he visited the North East in March. On his tour, starting from district HQ and... - View image in PDF
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