LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Landing Craft (4)
DECEMBER 18TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. A landing craft was in distress, but she got ropes ashore by rocket and did not need the help of the life-boat.- Rewards, £21 12s. 6d..
A Vessel (1)
JANUARY 19TH. - PORTASKAIG, ARGYLLSHIRE. An SOS had been intercepted from a vessel ashore on Islay, but her crew had landed in the ship’s boat. - Rewards, £21 9s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (121)
AUGUST 15TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea on fire, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £19 4s. 6d..
A Vessel (14)
AUGUST 28TH. - BALTIMORE, CO CORK. A vessel had been reported in distress by Valentia Radio Station, but no trace of her could be found. - Rewards, £14 2s.
Coxswain H T 'shrimp' Danes Presents the Lifeboat Cup to the Captain of Gimmingham the Winning Team In Cromer's 1975 Football Final
Coxswain H. T. 'Shrimp' Danes presents the Lifeboat Cup to the captain of Gimmingham, the winning team in Cromer's 1975 football final.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane
JANUARY 8TH - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was picked up by another vessel. - Rewards, £17 19s.
None (57)
JUNE 5TH . - MARGATE, KENT. Six white rockets had been seen by the Barrow Deep Light-vessel, but no vessel in distress could be found. - Rewards, £18 12s.
New Year's Honours
IN the New Year's Honours list, Mr.
Charles H. Barrett, who ha's been the honorary secretary of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund since 1938, and Mr.
William Francis Thomas Powell, who has been...
Category: Awards
The British Railways Ferry Princess Victoria (1)
On the 31st of January, 1953, the British Railways ferry Princess Victoria sank in a gale in the Irish Sea.
The Portpatrick, Donaghadee, Clou- ghey and Newcastle, Co. Down, life- boats were all launched on service.
English Rose III on Show
When Farnham, Surrey, staged a radio and television show for three days in October, 1966, English Rose HI was exhibited and attracted a great deal of interest.
The expenses of the show, which was arranged by Lloyd &...
Category: Articles