LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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NOVEMBER 14TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE. Airmen from a crashed bombing aeroplane had landed on a sandbank, but were rescued by another vessel before the life-boat arrived. - Rewards, £15 16s.
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to the following, on their retire- ment :— RICHARD C. JENKINSON, 20J years coxswain and 7f years...
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Antelope
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 8.10 in the morning of the 15th of September, 1948, the police telephoned that a vessel was firing distress signals about one mile off Bangor, and at 8.55 the motor life-boat Civil Service No. 5 was launched. A...
Richard Crofts
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 6.50 on the morning of the 20th of February, 1953, the Stornoway coastguards re- ported that the trawler Richard Crofts, of Milford Haven, was ashore between Coll and Tiree. A strong south-south- westerly...
Bonnie Lass
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 11.27 on the morning of the 18th of June, 1953, the Walton-on-the-Naze coast- guard rang up to say that the North Foreland radio station had passed on a message from the motor vessel Bonnie Lass, of Shoreham....
Harlington, of Sunderland
About half-past 7 o'clock, P.M., on the 4th October last, during a gale from S.E., signal lights were seen off the Scroby Sand. The Caister life-boat was again launched, and in about an hour from the time the signals were seen she...
Neptunia
Longhope, Orkneys, and Thurso, Caithness- shire.— On the 21st February the French trawler Neptunia ran aground, and her crew of forty-one were rescued by the Longhope lifeboat.
The Thurso life-boat was also...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain William Hughes, of PorthdinUaen, Caernarvonshire, who was appointed coxswain in 1933. He was then a retired master mariner who had been brought up in coasting and deep-water square-rigged sailing...
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On the night of the 27th of July, 1952, the Flamborough assistant motor mechanic swam ashore from the life- boat to go to the help of a young man who had fallen from some cliffs.
Rewards: the thanks of the Institu- tion...
Torquay Sea Cadet Corps
Torquay Sea Cadet Corps raised £200 in a day with a teddy bear raffle.
Here their chairman, Mr P. Carter, hands over the proceeds to Coxswain Arthur Curnow of Torbay lifeboat. On the left is Captain Barry Anderson,... - View image in PDF
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