LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thistle (1)
Cromer, Norfolk - At 9.34 a.m. on 22nd January, 1969, it was reported that the m.f.v. Thistle with a crew of three had broken down a mile and a half north east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was launched at 9.41...
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Swanage, Dorset - At 6.30 p.m. on 6th October, 1969, the coastguard told the life-boat coxswain that a man was trapped on the face of the cliff at Ballard. The crew assembled in case of need. A police rescue party joined the C.R.E. Company...
Livanita (1)
SECOND SERVICE TO NORWEGIAN MOTOR VESSEL Penlee, Cornwall. At 8.15 on the morning of the 27th February, 1963, the port medical officer telephoned to say that the motor vessel Livanita of Grimstad, which had a sick man on board, was...
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Hoylake, Cheshire. At 5.50 on the evening of the 7th of July, 1959, the police at Hoylake told the coxswain that two young men who had gone swimming from Hilbre Island at 4.15 had not returned to the beach. At 6.35 the life- boat Oldham IV...
Albatross (1)
Dover, Kent.—At 2.17 on the after- noon of the 13th of August, 1957, the Sandgate coastguard telephoned to say a motor boat was in difficulties alongside the South Goodwin light- vessel. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at 2.30 in a...
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Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 4.15 a.m. on I2th March, 1967, an expectant mother had to be taken to hospital at South Uist. The life-boat R. A.
Colby Cubbin No. 3 proceeded at 4.50 in a strong gusting to gale force...
Nanna (1)
Lifeboat on passage saves eight Lytham St Annes and Hoy lake West Division The Tyne class lifeboat Voluntary Worker, on evaluation trials at Lytham St Annes, was three-and-a-half hours into a passage from her home station to Holyhead for...
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Baby alerts lifeboat - twice!Most people have their first taste of a lifeboat a little later in life than tiny Francesa Richey, who found herself aboard Oban's Brede Nottinghamshire when only a few hours old - having already put her on...
Vineta (1)
Lifeboatman overboard during long service to stricken coaster Members of the Scarborough lifeboat crew hauled their own Second Coxswain, John Trotter, to safety aboard their new Mersey class lifeboat Fanny Victoria Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs...
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Search for swimmer FOR WHITBY'S 1983 lifeboat day, Saturday August 6, the weather was fine and clear with little wind and calm water.
Just before 1500 the lifeboat crew were assembling aboard the 44ft Waveney relief...