LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marianne Bodker
Danish fishing vessel aground KIRKWALL COASTGUARD fired maroons to alert the lifeboat at 2045 on Friday, March 5, having seen a fishing vessel, Marianne Bodker of Denmark, ashore on Coubister Skerries.
The 70' Clyde...
Eric Hudson
Eric Hudson, district engineer (eastern). Mr Hudson joined (he Institution as motor mechanic at Sunderland in 1946, became a travelling mechanic in Scotland in 1950 and had been district engineer in the south east or east since...
Category: Obituaries
When Thorn Emi Woking
When Thorn EMI Woking Division held its family day, Mr K. L. Harder showed his working model of a 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat in the hobbies section and collected £14.19 which he donated to Pyrford branch. To that Mr Harder added another... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr Neville Ball
March 1988 Mr Neville Ball, deputy launching authority at Skegness lifeboat station since 1985. He was previously the station honorary secretary from 1965 to 1985 and was awarded binoculars in 1975 and a gold badge in 1986..
Category: Obituaries
Tony Purnell,
Tony Purnell, Woodbridge and District branch press officer from 1984 to 1995.
Tony was a committee member of Maldon branch from 1958to 1967 and station administration officer of West Mersea station branch from 1967 to...
Category: Obituaries
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AUGUST 28TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
It had been reported that an airman was descending by parachute eight miles N.E. of Dungeness, but he landed near the beach and was able to swim ashore, although his hands had been badly...
University Marine Ltd (Zodiac)
Zodiac, the best inflatable in the world.
Zodiac is Number One. Built by the oldest and best known inflatable manufacturers in the world, Zodiac innatables confirm their pedigree, as soon as the going gets...
Category: Advertisement
Martell Cognac
The spirit of Tradition Michel Martell, the seventh generation of the Martell family to head this prestigious company, founded in 1715, was in England when the announcement was made to phase out the traditional Naval rum ration in 1970. This...
Category: Advertisement
High Seas
More bird's eye views of RNLI lifeboat stations.Aerofilms is offering copies of these photographs at well below normal rates - and donating 25% of the print price to the RNLI. Prices: Sin by Sin - £17.63, 10in by 10in -£27.03....
Category: Articles