LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
May
Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 9.35 a.m.
on 14th August, 1969, the honorary secretary reported that red flares had been sighted in the vicinity of Nave island. The life-boat Francis W.
Wotherspoon of Paisley...
Mr. W. H. Richards
MR. W. H. RICHARDS, previously second coxswain at the former Lyn- mouth life-boat station, died in a London hospital on the ist December, 1963, at the age of 82.
He was the last survivor of the crew which, in January 1899...
Category: Obituaries
Border Queen
Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 15th May, 1961,the coastguard told the honorary sec- retary that a fishing vessel, with a crew of four, had broken down and was drifting two miles north of Heugh. The men were waving a...
Speedwell
Newhaven, Sussex - At 2.35 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a flare had been seen half a mile offPortobello sewer outfall. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 2.45 in a south westerly gale and...
In This Issue
In this issue News 2 Letters 8 Feature Better beaches, safer seas 10 The editor looks at the beach rescue pilot scheme that has been running on 22 south west beaches over the summer months Lifeboats in action A Vellum-winning rescue by the...
Category: Contents
97th Lottery
97th lottery A brand new Suzuki Ignis was the first prize in the spring Lifeboat Lottery, thanks to Britannia Rescue who kindly donated the car. The winning tickets were picked by lifeboat crew members and representatives of Suzuki and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Wreck
I saw a wreck upon the ocean flood.
How sad and desolate ! No man was there; No living thing was on it. There it stood.
Its sails all gone; its masts were standing bare ; Tossed in the wide, the...
Category: Poetry
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Category: Articles
El Amira
Torbay, South Devon - At 2.30 p.m.on 18th October, 1969, information was received that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties off Babbacombe.
The life-boat Princess Alexandra of Kent slipped her moorings at 2.50 in a fresh...
Christine
SEEN FROM TRAIN Wicklow. At 12.45 a-m- on 25tn October, 1963, a driver of a train bound from Dublin to Wexford saw flares and a flashing light at sea a few miles north of Wicklow. He made an unscheduled stop, cut the engine and made his way...