LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thelma
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At half past one in the afternoon on the 17th of December, 1949, the Walton-on- Naze coastguard telephoned that a sailing barge appeared to be in diffi- culties near the Cork Sand and that the Cork Lightvessel was...
Diana III
Walton and Frinton, Essex. — About 6.15 in the evening, on the 8th of April, 1950, the Walton coastguard telephoned a message from the Felixstowe coast- guard, that a yacht near the Black Stakes, north-west of the Naze, seemed to be in...
Celtic
Margate, Kent.—On the morning of the 14th October, 1939, a sailing barge was seen dragging her anchor off Margate Jetty. A northerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and it was decided to send out the motor lifeboat Lord Southborough...
Classification of Service Launches of Inshore Rescue Boats for 1970 Compared With 1969
Classification of service launches of inshore rescue boats for 7970 compared with 7969 :ls ing merchant vessels e merchant vessels il fishing vessels 'easurc craft asure craft jropelled pleasure cralt No.
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Category: Services
Mild and Bitter
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At 6.28 on the evening of the 24th of March, 1959, the police were informed that the sailing dinghy Mild and Bitter had capsized in the bay and that two people were in the water. The honorary secretary and...
Fiery X
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 2.40 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that the police at Worthing had reported a small sailing dinghy in difficulties one mile off Goring. At 2.50 the...
Sgumain
YACHT TOWED IN WITH GALE IMMINENT Exmouth, Devon. At 11.30 on the night of the 25th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that he had an auxiliary yacht under observation whose engine had broken down off Sidmouth beach....
Classification of Services and Lives Saved By Life-Boats
CATEGORY (1) Naval vessels . .
(2) Foreign going merchant vessels (3) Home trade merchant vessels . .
(4) Commercial fishing vessels (5) Powered pleasure craft . .
(6) Sailing pleasure...
Category: Services
Coxswain Eric Ward of St.Ives
Coxswain Eric Ward of St Ives joined the All-weather lifeboat crew in 1973, and has been a crew member of the inshore lifeboat since 1966. He served as second coxswain from 1988 until his appointment as coxswain in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Greenhithe
APRIL 7TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
At 4.10 P.M., the coastguard informed the life-boat station that a sailing barge bound north had not been reported for some time.
A northerly pale was blowing with a very...