LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Ben Varrey
Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 1.80 A.M. on the 12th February, 1938, information was received at the life-boat station from the pier-master that a vessel was showing red lights off Douglas Head.
A strong westerly gale was blowing...
Tranquillity
Workington, Cumberland.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 10th of January, 1956, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that the skipper of a fishing boat had come in from sea atWhitehaven and had stated that he had been towing the fishing...
Moss Bay (1)
Barrow, Lancashire; and Workington, Cumberland.—At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th of April, 1953, the YValney Island coastguard rang up the Barrow life-boat station to say that the steam hopper Moss Bay, of Workington, bound...
Gem, of Hull
On the 8th January, during a strong westerly wind and heavy sea, a vessel was seen on shore on Carmarthen Bar with a signal of distress flying from her mast- head. The City of Manchester life-boat was quickly launched ; and, on approach- ing...
She's A Lady (1)
Cromer and Sheringham, Norfolk- At 6 p.m. on 30th June, 1968, the honorary secretary of the Cromer lifeboat station was told that a small boat was in difficulties off Sheringham beach. The life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was launched at 6.12....
Scale Model of Proposed Sea City Showing the Various Facilities and Amenities the Man-Made Lagoon Would Contain Artificial Islands Linked Together and Bearing Houses
Scale model of proposed sea city, showing the various facilities and amenities. The man-made lagoon would contain artificial islands linked together and bearing houses, shops, offices and other city buildings.. - View image in PDF
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Wolverhampton Branch's Souvenir and Publicity Caravan Splendidly Converted from a Mobile Hot Dog Stall Made Its First Appearance Last May When Ken Dodd and the May
Wolverhampton branch's souvenir and publicity caravan, splendidly converted from a mobile hot dog stall, made its first appearance last May when Ken Dodd and the Mayor of Wolverhampton opened the town's Fiesta from its... - View image in PDF
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(Below) to Celebrate His 65Th Birthday and 50 Years of Lifeboat Service a Special Cake and Presentations for Alfred Payne Westonsuper- Mare's Coxswain from 1948 to 197
(Below) To celebrate his 65th birthday and 50 years of lifeboat service, a special cake and presentations for Alfred Payne, Westonsuper- Mare's coxswain from 1948 to 1970.
Mr Payne had been second coxswain before that... - View image in PDF
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A French Matinee In Aid of the Institution
IT is a far cry from the snows of Russia to tke sands of the Sahara, and as far a cry from the Sahara to the coasts of the British Isles. But experiments are now being made to see if a device originally designed for motor transport over the...
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