LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Neutrino
Salcombe, Devon - At 10.35 a.m.
on I2th June, 1966, concern was felt for the crew of two of a yacht anchored at Hallsands. There was a moderate easterly breeze with a calm sea. It was two hours before high water. The...
Angela May
WORSENING WEATHER Filey, Yorkshire. At 9.50 a.m. on 4th March, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that the coble Angela May of Filey was fishing six to eight miles east of Brigg buoy in deteriorating weather. The lifeboat The ha &...
Baywyke
COMPASS TROUBLE At 3.30 a.m. on ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted two miles south-east of Collieston coastguard lookout.
There was a gentle south-southwesterly wind...
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As this issue of THE LIFEBOAT was going to press severe weather caused the flooding of the North Wales town of Towyn and the surrounding areas.
D class inflatable lifeboats from Rhyl, Llandudno and Flint (some 25 miles away...
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Brighton and Shoreham Harbour: Early in the evening of September 15, 1983, when a force 8 gale, gusting to strong gale, force 9, was blowing from the south west and the sea was very rough, a swimmer was reported in difficulties between...
Sir William Sutherland
Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders police holds the winning ticket in the Scottish region Volvo Draw. Pictured from left to right in front of the car are: Gillian Paton, representing Loganair who presented a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Drink and Be Generous!
Drink and be... generous! Each year customers of 'The Olde Coffee House' and the 'Star and Garter' public houses in London's Soho have organised 'Drunk-Aid', a gentle stroll around 20 pubs in the area in the space... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Quadruple launch to stuck yacht
19 June: When this eye-catching yacht ran aground with one person aboard, Aldeburgh’s D class lifeboat Christine and Mersey class lifeboat Freddie Cooper had a job to do. It was just after midnight. The yacht was...
Category: Articles
George Leith,
George Leith, coxswain of Lerwick lifeboat from 1969 to 1979. He joined the crew in 1949 and served as bowman from 1954 until his appointment as coxswain in 1969. He was awarded a Silver medal in 1972..
Category: Obituaries
Dermot Walsh,
AUGUST 1993 Dermot Walsh, coxswain of Valentia lifeboat from 1969 to 1982. He joined the crew in 1949 and served as second coxswain from 1964 until his appointment as coxswain.
He was awarded a Silver medal in...
Category: Obituaries