LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Giles Lang
FENIT (TRALEE BAY).—On the evening of the 24th April the schooner Giles Lang, of St. Ives, bound from Galway for Cardiff, laden with hay, which had put into Fenit from stress of weather, dragged her anchor and sent up signals of distress;...
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News 2 Including: honoured heroes and the Lifeboats Mastercard Feature: Lofty lifesavers 8 Come for the ride with a Royal Navy helicopter crew Peep into the past 12 Including: promptitude, and Christmas goodies to a lighthouse Feature: A...
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A Year of War.
In the first year of war life-boats were launched to the rescue 1108 times and rescued 2302 lives. They rescued more lives in this one year of war than in the last five years of peace. They rescued on the average 44 lives a week. In the last...
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Station Invitation
While on a visit to the Republic of Ireland, RNLI supporter Bill Rogerson and his daughter Alison, who is crew member of Trearddur Bay lifeboat, met the honorary secretary of Skerries lifeboat station, Sam Shiels. - View image in PDF
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Imperial Interest:
Imperial interest: His Imperial Highness Prince Naruhito, grandson of the Emperor of Japan, paid a private visit in July to Moelfre lifeboat station on Anglesey. After meeting station and guild officials, the Prince was taken to sea in the... - View image in PDF
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Many a Slip: Members of the Kent Messenger
Many a slip: Members of the Kent Messenger Social Club heard to utter an oath had to pay for their slips of the tongue. A swear box behind the bar and raffles raised £500 for East Mailing branch and chairman of the Social Club Alan Mole... - View image in PDF
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Yacht Roulette
Shortly after 2 P.M. on the 12th April the Hoy lake Life-boat Hannah Fawsett Bennett was called out to the assistance of a small yawl yacht, the Roulette, of Hoylake, which became unmanageable when off Dover Point. The W.N.W. wind was very...
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The S.S. Flying Falcon (1)
HOYLAKE AND NEW BRIGHTON.—On the afternoon of the 29th July the s.s. Flying Falcon, of Liverpool, bound there from Mostyn with a large number of passengers, stranded on the East Hoyle Sandbank near Spencer's Spit.
The...
Double Celebrations
Double celebrations On 19 October 1996 Red Bay lifeboat station had double reason to celebrate - the naming ceremony of their new Atlantic 75 lifeboat, Dorothy Mary coincided with the official opening of the station's new... - View image in PDF
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