LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Whitby, Yorkshire.—Three local fish- ing boats were at sea on the morning of the llth of November, 1952, in deteriorating weather, and at 11.25 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched in a heavy sea with a northerly gale blowing....

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1952, the life-boat head launcher reported that the seas were very heavy on the harbour bar, making the conditions bad for returning fishing cobles. Four cobles were at...

(Left) The honorary secretary of the lifeboat station authorises the lifeboat to be launched and maintains operational control in conjunction with HM Coastguard. He is generally assisted in the administration of the station by a local... - View image in PDF

Spirit of Lowestoft Lowestott's New Tyne Class Waits For Her Official Name With Gorleston's Waveney and Southwold's Atlantic 21 In The Background. - View image in PDF

Spring comes early to the Isles of Scilly and on March 4, St Mary's town hall was a blaze of colour for the ladies' guild annual flower show: Mrs Mary West, chairman, is seen with some of the many varieties of daffodil shown,... - View image in PDF

(Above) On receipt of distress messages HM Coastguard alerts lifeboat stations, co-ordinates search and rescue operations and is the link between lifeboat and honorary secretary.. - View image in PDF

Betty Grant celebrates her 95th birthday with David Steel (Chairman Queensferry lifeboat fundraising branch), and her daughter and son-in-law Liz and George Grubb Photo: Hamish Campbell. - View image in PDF

Ox the morning of the 2nd of Novem- ber, 1955, the Aldeburgh no. 1 life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched for a routine exercise. A fresh southerly breeze was blowing, and there was a moderate swell.

The life-boat returned...