LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Coverack, Cornwall - At 9.52 p.m.

on 9th April, 1969, it was learnt that a sailing dinghy on passage from Falmouth to Coverack was overdue.

At 10 o'clock the life-boat William Taylor of Oldham was...

SPANIARD WAS ILL At 4.30 p.m. on 23rd December, 1964, the army authorities in Benbecula reported that a Spanish seaman on the Isle of St. Kilda was seriously ill with suspected typhoid, and that as a helicopter could not help, the life-boat...

At 8.30 p.m. on 3ist July, 1966, a message was received that a man had fallen from the pier and had sustained severe head injuries. It was two hours before low water. The life-boat Mabel Marian Thompson left her moorings at 9 o'clock and...

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHT DYNALITE FLASHES The world's most powerful flashlight, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight is 80,000 candle powerandisentirely waterproof, made of strong plastic and...

Deer Rescued By Tynemouth Irb The Service Was Reported On Page 452 of Our September Issue. - View image in PDF

power the lifeboat of the future Designed for deep sea rescue under all conditions, this all metal lifeboat sets the pace for the future. Superbly equipped and designed, the choice of Gardner diesel engines is a fitting tribute to the...

Fleetwood's annual lifeboat weekend was packed with many successful events which together brought in £4,000. The Mayor of Wyre (above). Councillor Maurice Davies, is seen here starting a sponsored 66-mile relav run to Morecambe... - View image in PDF

Scotland's 1983 Holidays Galore prize draw, which grossed about £10,000 for the lifeboats by the sale of tickets by branches and guilds, took place on August 5.

First prize, a cruise to Faroes on the Smyril Line MF... - View image in PDF