LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wagrien
On the 28th March a message by telephone was received stating that a schooner was close in shore evidently making for Mont rose. As a strong gale was blowingfrom the E. and there was a very heavy sea on the bar, the Life-boat Robert...
Coxswain H. J. Gawn
Coxswain Harry James Gawn, of Bembridge, who died on the 17th June, 1962, had served as coxswain of the Bembridge life-boat for 22$ years.
During this period Bembridge life-boat were launched on service 76 times and rescued...
Category: Obituaries
A Yacht
Just after 1000 that morning Filey Coastguard reported a dismasted yacht off Filey Buoy. The wind had gone round to north west and had risen again to a fresh breeze, force 5; the sea was rough. At 1014 the lifeboat launched to escort the...
Miss Pixie Matthews
The R.N.L.I, is the poorer through the death of Miss Pixie Iatthews. The daughter of the well-known actor, the late A. E. Matthews, she gave 10 years of whole-hearted service to the committee of the Shrewsbury branch. Whether she was...
Category: Obituaries
Chairman of Filofax PLC, Mr David Collischon, presents the director Rear Admiral W. J. Graham with a cheque for £3,250.
Chairman of Filofax PLC, Mr David Collischon, presents the director Rear Admiral W. J.
Graham with a cheque for £3,250. The cheque was a percentage of profits made from the sale of Filofax personal organisers made from... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Watermark Success
Watermark, the Mail Order catalogue of RNLI (Sales), has some exciting news - the winner of its Christmas crossword competition and the company's record breaking sales last year.
The winner of the competition, Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The COOPERATIVE BANK
The COOPERATIVE BANK mber anv a APR The same loan rate no matter how much you borrow.
1 682 luote reference: 791/28! on; ,000 to £25,000 no arrangement fee or security required with insurance available money straight...
Category: Advertisement
The Danish Brigantine Feria
On the night of the 20th December, the Danish brigantine Freia, got on shore on the Dogger Bank, near the entrance of Wexford harbour. On her perilous condition being seen at day- light, a boat managed to get to her from the shore with a...
Mazurka, of Dundee
Early on the morning of the 9th March, signals of dis- tress were seen binning in the direction of the Cross Sand. The alarm was at once given, and the Winterton life-boat was con- veyed along the beach and launched; but the wind and sea...
Zodiac
A northerly gale of extraordinary violence for the season of the year was experi- enced at Fraserburgh on the 7th Sep- tember, and the Life-boat Anna Maria Lee, after performing a gallant rescue, was for some time in considerable jeopardy....