LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Constance Bowater
St. Mary's, Scilly Isles. At 3 p.m. on 22nd October, 1965, a message was received via Land's End radio from the motor vessel Constance Bowater that she had a seriously ill seaman aboard and requested that he be taken off and sent to...
History In the Re-Making: In January 1899 Lynmouth Lifeboat Was Hauled Up Countisbury Hill Ten Miles Over Exmoor and Down the Notorious Porlock Hill Through a Severe Gale So That She Could La
History in the re-making: in January 1899 Lynmouth lifeboat was hauled up Countisbury Hill, ten miles over Exmoor and down the notorious Porlock Hill through a severe gale so that she could launch from the comparative shelter of Porlock Weir... - View image in PDF
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(Right) One of 20 Lifeboat Models Made By Jeff Morris and Used In a Number of Displays and Fund-Raising Events In the Coventry Area on Sunday January 30 the Mo
(Right) One of 20 lifeboat models made by Jeff Morris and used in a number of displays and fund-raising events in the Coventry area.
On Sunday, January 30, the models farmed the focal point of a lifeboat service at Radford... - View image in PDF
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Last October Jimmy Savile Qbe Received the Public Relations Statuette Awarded to Him for His Most Valuable Help to the Lifeboat Service from Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston a Deputy Chairma
Last October, Jimmy Savile, QBE, received the public relations statuette awarded to him for his most valuable help to the lifeboat service from Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the Institution. The presentation was made... - View image in PDF
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H.M. Trawler Saxonia
DEC. 21ST. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
the coastguard telephoned the coxswain shortly after 5 P.M., reporting that distress sound signals could be heard. A light S.E.
wind was blowing, with a heavy swell, and...
Mrs Beryl Robertson of Alfred Terrace Walton Essex Helped By Her Mother Mrs Win Garratt Collected 150 Ib of Stamps from Friends and Local Shops During the Past Year R
Mrs Beryl Robertson of Alfred Terrace Walton, Essex, helped by her mother Mrs Win Garratt, collected 150 Ib of stamps from friends and local shops during the past year realising £40 which she gave to the RNLI.
Mrs... - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Albert Bird (R) Aberdeen Entertains Skipper John Thomas Former Assistant Mechanic at Dungeness and the Man Who Saved His Life When Dungeness Lifeboat R
Coxswain Albert Bird (r.), Aberdeen, entertains Skipper John Thomas, former assistant mechanic at Dungeness and the man who saved his life when Dungeness lifeboat rescued six men from Teeswood in the great Channel gale of 1956; a service for... - View image in PDF
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Matchbox Holders Cigarette Boxes Ami Framed Pictures of Scenes Based Upon the Shetlands Including the Old Man of Hoy All Made from Inatchsticks By Mrs D Laino
Matchbox holders, cigarette boxes ami framed pictures of scenes based upon the Shetlands, including The Old Man of Hoy, all made from inatchsticks by Mrs D. Lainont, chairman of Crimxhy ladies' guild, have already raised £50 for the... - View image in PDF
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The Royal Family and the Life-Boat Service
A design by Miss Margaret L Hodgson for the Institution's Coronation Number (See page 523). - View image in PDF
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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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