LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Aberdeen Trawler Loch Kildonan
TRAWLER ASHORE Stronsay, Orkneys. At 8.30 a.m. on I2th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Aberdeen trawler Loch Kildonan was ashore on sand in Holland Bay. There was a fresh south-south-easterly breeze with...
The Gaff-rigged Cutter Twilight
MAN TAKEN OFF SINKING CUTTER Dungeness, Kent. At 6.40 on the evening of the 14th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the gaff-rigged cutter Twilight was ashore one to two miles west of Dengemarsh look-out, but...
The Motor Cabin Cruiser Aloha
DRIFTING FOR TWO DAYS Margate, Kent.—In the morning of the 28th of August, 1947, information came from the British Steamer Hill- crest Park through the North Foreland Radio and the coastguard that the motor cabin cruiser Aloha, of Lowestoft,...
The Motor Cabin Cruiser Maadi
MAY 4TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 10.15 at night the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel had burnt a flare between Britannia Pier and the jetty, and the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 10.27. A fresh...
The Ribble Navigation Barge Musgrave
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.—At 10.25 on the night of the 15th of January, 1954, the Formby coast- guard telephoned that the man in the Ribble navigation barge Musgrave, moored three quarters of a mile west of Lytham pier, had reported that...
Rug-Making for the Institution
As recorded in The Life-boat for last September, the Honorary Secretary of the Cobham (Surrey) Branch, made a rug in the shape and colours of the Institution's flag for an official of the Sudan Government Dockyard at Khartoum, giving the...
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Children Representing the 12 Schools
Children representing the 12 schools involved in the Swim for Fun Gala day show off their certificates and prizes. Halesowen branch organised the event at Stourbridge's indoor and outdoor pools one Sunday last July. Jean Hadley (far... - View image in PDF
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Main Picture: the Griffon 450TD
Main picture: the Griffon 450TD hovercraft is put through her paces at Hunstanton as part of the coastal trials. - View image in PDF
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The Homecoming - Toshiba Wave Warrior
The homecoming - Toshiba Wave Warrior crosses the finish line in Southampton at 0339 on 16 July 1997.. - View image in PDF
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In the Lord Mayor's Procession
The pulling and sailing life-boat Mary Thereasa Boileau (Dungeness, 1912-39) (See page 411). - View image in PDF
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