LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret, of Lancaster
On the 31st January the brigantine Margaret, of Lancaster, was driven on Dungarvan Bar during a heavy south- easterly gale. The Life-boat went off to her, but could only get within two hun- dred yards of her, for the sea on the bar was so...
Danny and Ness
FIREMAN TAKEN TO LEAKING TUG Caister, Norfolk. At 6.50 on the morning of the 21st April, 1962, the crew of a fishing boat came ashore to report that flares had been fired from two vessels about three miles northeast- by-north from Caister....
While St.Mary's New Arun Was at Poole Before Sailing
While St Mary's new Arun was at Poole before sailing for the Scilly Islands she was visited by her donor, Mrs Esme Edgar, who in a small private ceremony named the lifeboat Robert Edgar. Coxswain Matthew Lethbridge and some of his crew... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Squire, of Yarmouth
On the 10th March, 1867, the schooner Squire, of Yar- mouth, was observed making for the shore in a disabled state, a heavy gale blowing from E.N.E. at the time. -The North Briton life-boat was soon launched, and gal- lantly pulled through a...
York Off Road Car Club
Following a sponsored race meeting organised by York Off Road Car Club at Stockton on Forest village hall, the club secretary Jenny Curzon presented a cheque for £349 to the RNLI. The RNLI Grand Prix for radio controlled I/lOth scale... - View image in PDF
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Ann Mitchell, of Newquay
On the 16th March it was blowing a whole gale from the N.N.E., accompanied by a terrific sea, when the Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Newquay, came into the bay in a distressed state, and after a narrow es- cape of being blown on the rocks, where...
Shark Bites
Dougie Munro hands cheque for €1.000 over to Eddie Fraser with Jim Slater Heft), Joe Connelly (right) and Clair Calder looking on.. - View image in PDF
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A History of Bridlington Life-Boats
UNDER the title Men of the Storm, Mr.
H.'E. Whittaker, of Bridlington, has written the history of the Bridlington life-boat station. Mr. Whittaker has also produced and published the book himself and is generously...
Category: Articles
The Lame Lifeboat Crew With Royal Navy Sea King Helicopter Hms Gannet,
The Lame lifeboat crew with Royal Navy Sea King helicopter HMS Gannet, based at RNAS Prestwick, Scotland. - View image in PDF
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Two Views of Henry Browne's 'Port-Hole' Compass: Fitted Into Main Bulkhead It Projects Fore and Aft Into Cabin and Cockpit
Two views of Henry Browne's 'Port-hole' compass: fitted into main bulkhead, it projects fore and aft into cabin and cockpit.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs