LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Five Calls In One Day
ON Sunday, 9th November, 1969, the Eastney IRB was called out five times.
For their efforts that day Dr. Ian McLachlan, Mr. Peter Banister and Mr Brian Needle have all been accorded the thanks of the R.N.L.I, inscribed on...
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Coxswain Goes Overboard to Man on Cliff
AT 3.20 on the afternoon of the 12th of July, 1959, the honorary secretary of the North Sunderland, Northumber- land, life-boat station, Mr. T. W. A.
Swallow, learnt from the coastguard that a canoe with one man in it had...
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Inshore Lifeboat Services September October and November 1979
Abersoch, Gwynedd September 13, October 15 and 25 Aberystwyth, Dyfed September 1, October 14 and 18 Aldeburgh, Suffolk September 9 Amble, Northumberland September 15 Appledore, North Devon September 2, 5 (three times), 15 and November 4...
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Better than fiction
Neil Oliver’s fascination with daring deeds has led him to champion the RNLI – and he’s been in deep water himself a few times, as he tells Rory Stamp
With his rich Scots accent and long black hair, broadcaster, writer and...
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A Lifeboat Village at Earls Court
'WELCOME TO THE BOAT SHOW! we are particularly pleased that in this our 21st anniversary year we are featuring the Royal National Life-boat Institution which is, in turn, celebrating its own 150th year.' Thus, on New Year's Day,...
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Cornish Correspondent By John Corin
Honorary secretaries of today's lifeboat stations who sometimes find themselves buried in paperwork will be interested to see how one of their predecessors of a century ago had to cope with the minutiae as well as the more important...
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Bounty, of Jersey
FIREMEN TO THE RESCUE WHEN the 25-foot fishing vessel Bounty of Jersey, G.I., with four men aboard, was reported in difficulties at 8.21 p.m. on 24th July, 1970,* off the Rigdon Bank in St. Ouen's Bay, Jersey, the St. Helier life-boat...
A Cabin Cruiser
ILB DAMAGED BY CASUALTY A MESSAGE was received at 7.05 p.m. on 3rd October, 1971, at Mumbles, Glamorganshire, that a man was probably marooned in a boat in Mumbles Bay. While investigating this report, the Coastguard sighted red flares 13...
No ordinary Jo
She made a comedy career from pouring scorn, but when it comes to the sea and those who rescue people from it, Jo Brand is positively gushing
It’s Jo Brand’s turn to jump in. She grabs her...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1955
Persons Time of rescuedfrom 1955. Launching. shipwreck.
Jan. 3. 4.35 p.m. Fishing boats, of Pittenween. Anstruther life-boat escorted boats.
,, 3. 8.10 p.m. M.F.V. No. 51, of...
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