LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Happy Harry
New Brighton, Cheshire.—On the 16th of September, 1950, the New Brighton No. 2 life-boat rescued the crew of four of the Happy Harry of Arklow.—Re- wards, to Acting-coxswain William Stephen Jones, a clasp to the bronze medal for gallantry...
Who rules the waves?
Over 70% of our planet’s surface is water but who is in charge of traffic on this vast highway and how has maritime law evolved?
This year sees the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the...
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Hrh the Duke of Kent Greets Lifeboat Officials During His Visit to the South West
HRH The Duke of Kent greets lifeboat officials during his visit to the South West.. - View image in PDF
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Hrh the Duchess of Kent Meets Children from the Docklands Sailing Centre
HRH The Duchess of Kent meets children from the Docklands Sailing Centre. (Photo Tower Hamlets). - View image in PDF
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The Stars of Howard's Way Drawing the Winning Tickets at Poole's Arndale Centre
The stars of Howard's Way drawing the winning tickets at Poole's Arndale Centre.. - View image in PDF
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Portrait of a Coxswain
COXSWAIN WILLIAM CROWLEY, of the Fenit life-boat Hilton Briggs.
A member of the crew since 1928, Coxwain Crowley, who is 58, was appointed bowman in 1936, since which time the life-boat has been launched 58 times and has... - View image in PDF
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Mistra, of Bosham
Swanage, Dorset - At 4.12 p.m. on 2nd July, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was firing red flares just west of Broad Bench, and that there was a possibility that a second yacht was dismasted in the area. The...
The Admiralty Trawler Their Merit
JANUARY 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about 12.25 P.M. the port war signal station reported that the Admiralty trawler Their Merit was aground on the North Beach just north of the harbour entrance, and a tug went out.<...
Princess Alexandra Visited Guernsey Channel Islands and Met the St. Peter Port Life-Boat Crew on 10th October 1968 Here She Is Shown Talking to Members of the Crew
Princess Alexandra visited Guernsey, Channel Islands, and met the St. Peter Port life-boat crew on 10th October, 1968. Here she is shown talking to members of the crew.. - View image in PDF
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Viscount Lambton, of Rochester
Duff, did good service on the 22nd March in saving the Master and crew of 7 men from the brig Viscount Lambton, of Roches-ter, which had gone on Yarmouth Beach, near the North Star Battery, during a i gale from the E.S.E., and in a very...