LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Oil Rig Orion Went Aground on the North West Shore of Guernsey on February I on Friday February 10 It Was Thought She Was Adrift: In Fact She Had Parted from Her B
Oil rig Orion went aground on the north west shore of Guernsey on February I .
On Friday February 10 it was thought she was adrift: in fact, she had parted from her barge, which had sunk, but was still held aground by her... - View image in PDF
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The Belgian Fishing Boat Anna Maria and Mobeka
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT CAMPBELTOWN JANUARY 1 9TH. - CAMPBLE- TOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWN-SHIRE. At seven minutes to eight in the morning a message came from the coastguard at Southend that a ship was ashore in front of the...
The Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Hugh Nelson, of Donaghadee, Co. Down. He was appointed cox- swain in July, 1949, after serv- ing for twenty vears as second coxswain..
Category: Articles
The Humber
THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE On the 7th January, 1943, the Humber life-boat rescued nineteen of the crew of H.M. Trawler Almondine.
COXSWAIN ROBERT CROSS was awarded a clasp to his gold medal.
MOTOR MECHANIC...
Category: Medals
A Constant Procession Board the 52Ft Arun for a Closer Look Round She Was Lying Alongside the Depot Quay Astern of the Prototype 47Ft Tyne
A constant procession board the 52ft Arun for a closer look round. She was lying alongside the depot quay, astern of the prototype 47ft Tyne.. - View image in PDF
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Lives on the line
As storms lashed our coasts last Christmas, a crew of sailors found themselves without engine or sail power – and drifting into the path of a 218m cruise liner …
When the Cowes lifeboat...
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After the Service. The Damaged Life-Boat and Her Crew
After The Service The Damaged Life-Boat and Her Crew. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain James Campbell
Coxswain James Campbell of Boul- mer died on the 18th of May, 1959, at the age of 79. He first joined the Boulmer crew in 1906, was bowman for nearly a year in 1929, and was then second coxswain for ten years. He was coxswain from 1939 to...
Category: Obituaries
The Medallists
The medallists (I to r): Front row: Helmsman Keith Willacy, Morecambe; Helmsman Eric Ward, Si Ives; Helmsman Alan Forrester, Flint; and Coxswain Michael Berry, St Helier. Second row: Coxswain Charles Hatcher, Blyth; Coxswain!Mechanic Hewitt... - View image in PDF
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The Life-Boat Service In Ireland
Organising Secretary for Ireland VERY few people who are not associ- ated with the Life-boat Service seem to know that the life-boats on the coasts of Eire are controlled by the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and that as far as the...
Category: Articles