LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rosemary
Padstow, Cornwall - At 7.12 p.m. on 2nd May, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was firing red flares one mile north of the life-boat station. At 7.45 the life-boat James and Catherine Macfarlane was...
A Sailing Cruiser
Newhaven, Sussex - At 4.10 p.m.
on 13th August, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing cruiser was in difficulties trying to make harbour. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 4.18 in a...
Lifeboat Services (1)
St Mary's Scilly Isles Some idea of the conditions during the Bronze Medal service by the Arun class Robert Edgarto the yacht Sacaro/ecan be gauged from these photographs. The pictures show the moment the 25ft Folkboat was overwhelmed...
Category: Services
Kingfisher
AUGUST 6TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO.
DOWN. At 1.15 in the morning the Bangor coastguard telephoned that they had learned from the Ballyholme Hotel that a yacht was in distress in Ballyholme Bay. She was the Kingfisher of Bangor,...
Platypus
DECEMBER 12TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
At 8.50 at night the coastguard reported a small vessel flashing SOS signals half a mile east of Heugh Light. A light westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was slight. The motor...
Some Ways of Raising Money
Totton and District branch is organising no less than 12 fund-raising events in 1980, and has distributed its programme to 8,000 homes in its area. The first event, a jumble sale in February, realised £313. The branch received donations...
Category: Donations
The Cooperative Bank
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Category: Advertisement
Life-Boat Services In 1898
LIFE-BOAT SERVICES IN 1898.
Lives saved.
Addgunde, barque, of Tonsberg 12 Albert, ketch, of Watchet......... 3 Anglo-Saxon, barge — rendered assistance.
Annie Warren, sch.,...
Category: Articles
Some Idea of the Terrifying Conditions Experienced That Night Can Be Gained from This Photo of Dumping Surf Around Brighton Pier.
Some idea of the terrifying conditions experienced that night can be gained from this photo of dumping surf around Brighton Pier.
The lifeboat was operating among the pier supports on a pitch-dark moonless night with a 4m... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Letters
Butaseis Together with countless people throughout Torbay, I was extremely concerned over the presence of the liquid gas tanker Butaseis. I have been advised of the outstanding action taken by the coxswain and crew of the lifeboat in going...
Category: Correspondence