Bronze Medal Coxswain William Catchpole of Lowestof t for the service to the yacht Red House Lugger on 29 August 1996 - see Tht LHtbott Winter 1996/7 for a full report of the service. - View image in PDF
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During the filming of the BBC television drama series 'Lifeboat', due to be shown this Spring, members of Penarth ladies' guild were asked to man fundraising stalls and act as extras.
The ladies make their... - View image in PDF
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Men of Bumpstead and District branch are not afraid to grab an oar and jump into their pulling lifeboat Sir William Hilary. Guiding her through the streets of Steeple Bumpstead as part of the local carnival can be a profitable task for this... - View image in PDF
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NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The Life-boat Robert and Susan was launched on the 26th March to the assistance of some of the local fishing cobles, in consequence of the southerly wind suddenly increasing to a gale, and endangering the return of...
ST, ANDREWS.—A yawl returning from fishing in the bay on the 27th May found herself unable to enter the harbour owing to a heavy surf; she therefore anchoredabout half a mile from the pier. As the friends of the fishermen were anxious about...
Ken Speakman, former honorary secretary of Ramsgate lifeboat station for over 20 years..
Category: Obituaries
Thirty-one fishing-cobles belonging to this village were out on the 30th Sept., 1868, when the sea rose, causing them to run for Cullercoats; but, on approaching the bar, it was found they could not attempt to take it without great risk. The...
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—16th April.
A small boat with a crew of two had been reported drifting on to the rocks.
The boat had gone ashore and the men had been rescued before the life-boat arrived.—Rewards,...
JULY 9TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An empty, waterlogged, rubber dinghy was picked up, and it was learned that an airman had been saved by an Admiralty trawler and a dead body picked up by an Admiralty yacht. - Rewards, £5 11s. 6d..
Workington, Cumberland.—About 2.30 on the afternoon of the 15th of October, 1954, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Jeanetta, of Annan, was overdue. Ten minutes later the life- boat Manchester and Salford XXIX put out. The sea...