LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pride of the Ocean
ST. ANDREW'S.—The fishing boat Pride of the Ocean, belonging to St. Andrew's, and returning from fishing at Shetland, was seen making for the harbour, at about 5 A.M., on the 9th April, during a strong N.E. wind, and a very rough sea...
The Cypriot Coaster Primrose
Hurricane in Straits of Dover DOVER STRAIT COASTGUARD received a Mayday call at 2204 on Monday, December 1, 1975, from the 1,199-ton phosphate loaded Cypriot coaster Primrose indicating loss of steering gear in a position some 3 miles east...
New Ways of Raising Money
three months from April to June 1956 life-boats went out 28 times to the help of vessels of foreign countries.
The countries concerned were the Argentine, Belgium, Costa Rica, Den- mark, France, Germany, Italy, Li- beria,...
Category: Donations
John Chapman: Honorary Secretary of the Civil Service and Post Office Lifeboat Fund
'A one-eyed, cantankerous and troublesome fellow'1: thus, leaning back in his chair, pipe in hand and smiling happily, does John Chapman describe himself.
But the smile belies the words, for it is the smile of a man...
Category: Articles
The Cornish Fisheries
Ix a former number of this Journal we have recorded that 36,000 fishing-boats, employ- ing 150,000 men and boys, are annually engaged in the fisheries of the United King- dom. In the April number will be found some statistics of the Herring...
Category: Articles
Some of the Tower Pier Crew
Some of the Tower Pier crew picture: John Dee. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (22)
SEPT. 9TH. - MARGATE, KENT, AND SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Leysdown. The Margate life-boat was launched just after eleven at night in a thick fog and reached Leysdown two hours and twenty...
George Casson
At about noon on the llth September a vessel was observed off Southwold with a considerable list, and a signal of distress in her rigging. As a N.N.E. gale was blowing with a heavy swell, and the crew could be seen working hard at the pumps,...
The Royal Bank of Scotland
The Lifeboats MasterCard is issued and administered by The Royal Bank of Scotland pk. PO Box 6050. Southend-an-Sea, SS99 1WL Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Over 18s only. Income £10,000 pa. Cash Advances:...
Category: Advertisement
On the 12Th Day of Christmas...
Left to right - Mr and Mrs Tomlmson. Andrew Hartwell. MD of George Hartwell Ltd, Brendan Eley, Andrew Malyon, Gerry Knight, Mrs Maylon and Mrs Knight.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs