LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat Services November and December 1987 January and February 1988
Lifeboat Services Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class inflatable: December 24 and February 14 Aith, Shetland Relief 52ft Arun: February 9 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft 6in Rother: December 9 and January 28 Alderney, Channel Islands Relief 44ft Wuveney:...
Category: Services
Fair Exchange?
THE Institution recently advertised for sale the motor life-boat at Maryport which has now been replaced by a new motor life-boat. One prospective pur- chaser rang up to say that he would like the boat but had not the money to pay for her....
Category: Articles
Around the Emerald Isle
Building into the MillenniumRNLI shoreworks manager Howard Richings continues his tour around the coast with a visit to IrelandOkay, so we all make mistakes - there are 38 stations around the coast of Ireland, not 37 as stated at the end of...
Category: Articles
In the Office and An Opportunity for Some Forward Planning With Philip Crafer (R) Honorary Secretary North West Bournemouth Branch and Ados Gifford Hosting
In the office, and an opportunity for some forward planning with Philip Crafer (r.), honorary secretary, North West Bournemouth branch, and ADOS Gifford Hosting …. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Chr. Christensen
Signals of distress called out the Life- boat Forster Fawsett at 4.40 A.M. on the 16th February. She found the steamer Chr. Ghristensen, of Copenhagen, ashore on the south end of the Longstone Island, where she had stranded whilst bound to...
The Skipper and His Dog
A SEA captain's love for his dog was the cause of an interesting incident in connection with the rescue of a shipwrecked crew by the Clacton Life-boat on 23rd February last.
The schooner Renner stranded on the Buxey...
Category: Articles
Letters
What's in a name? I was intrigued by the selection of proposed names put forward as alternatives to Shoreline Members (THE LIFEBOAT, Summer 1987, Page 170).
They mostly showed a certain degree of aptness or humour, but...
Category: Correspondence
To All Lifeboat Supporters: Messages from His Grace the Duke of Atholl Chairman of the Committee of Management and Rear Admiral Wilfred Graham Cb Mni Direc
IT GAVE ME great pleasure to be elected Chairman of the Institution at the meeting of the Committee of Management on June 28 in succession to Major- General Ralph Farrant. As I am sure you are all aware, he has left the Institution in...
Category: Committee
Three Hard-Working Supporters Each Receive a Donation for the Rnli and Encouragement from Mrs Margaret Thatcher Leader of the Opposition: Chelsea Pensioner
Three hard-working supporters each receive a donation for the RNLI, and encouragement from Mrs Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition: Chelsea Pensioners (I. to r.) Frank Elverson, Topper Brown and Joe Marriott, who between them... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Bon Chance
ISLAND SEARCH Southeiid-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.58 a.m.
on lyth February, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man had gone to repair his boat moored off Two Tree Island and had not returned.
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