LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rowing Boat
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—In the early afternoon of the 19th of Septem- ber, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a man had gone out in a rowing boat, to tow in a dinghy which had blown out to sea, was unable to make headway and...
A Sailing Boat
At 10.20 a.m. on I4th August, 1966, a small sailing boat was seen being carried to seaward by the wind and tide. At 10.40 the life-boat Mabel E. Holland was launched in a fresh westerly wind and a choppy sea. It was one hour and a half after...
Midland Bank Prepares for Pay-In of the Parker Pen Four Foot Long Tlfloo Cheque In the Shape of Rms Queen Elizabeth (/ to R) James Matter Director Parker Pen Co
Midland Bank prepares for pay-in of the Parker Pen four foot long tlflOO cheque in the shape of RMS Queen Elizabeth. (/. to r.) James Matter, director, Parker Pen Company, Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, chairman, RNLI Fund Raising... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tim Cruises In!
Tim cruises in! Lifeboat supporters from across London were joined by Tim Vincent, former Blue Peter presenter, at the Playscape Pro Racing kart track in Streatham on 15 November 1996. During the evening 14 teams battled it out in 160cc... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Death of a Launcher
ON the afternoon of the 30th of May, ths life-boat at Cullercoats ran an engine trial. As she was being re- placed on her carriage she slipped and fell on one of the launchers, a man of sixty-seven. One of his legs was so severely injured...
Category: Obituaries
A Book of Flags
(Oxford University Press, 15s.) ADMIRAL CAMPBELL and Mr. I. O.
Evans, who has done much valuable and voluntary journalistic work on behalf of the Life-boat Service, have compiled an exhaustive and fascinat- ing book about...
Category: Articles
Relieving a Mother's Grief
• CI should like to tell about something that has given me an enormous amount of satisfaction; I think it was one of the proudest moments in my life when they made me the coxswain —and certainly the proudest moment in my dad's life. One...
Category: Articles
Mr. H. B. Fleet
The death occurred early in June of Mr. H. B.
Fleet who was the well known honorary secretary of the Margate, Kent, life-boat station. During his long public service—he spent many years in the Police—Mr. Fleet devoted...
Category: Obituaries
A Steamer (13)
FEBRUARY 20TH. - BRIDLINGTON, AND FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. It had been reported that a steamer had been attacked by German aircraft some seventeen miles S.E. of Flamborough Head, but nothing could be found A floating mine passed within a few...
A Rowing Boat (2)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.-—2nd July, 1939. A rowing boat had got into difficulties and a motor boat which went to her aid broke down, but both boats got in unaided.—Rewards, £10 10s. 6d..