LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Owers Lightvessel
Selsey, Sussex.—At 10.55 on the night of the 17th of July, 1950, the coast- guard received a message from the .Superintendent, Trinity House, Cowes, that the master of the Owers light- vessel was ill with suspected appendi- citis. At 11.25...
On July 18 1881 After Largs New Boathouse
On July 18, 1881, after Largs new boathouse, funded by a legacy from Miss Janet Brunion, had been opened by Mrs D. Jackson, the station's new Atlantic 21 lifeboat, the gift of the Independent Order of Foresters, was handed over by Mr T.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Pitwines
At 9.40 P.M. on the 13th November a telephone message was received from the Coastguard that the s.s. Pitwines was aground, about three quarters of a mile W. of Bar Buoy. The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Harmar was launched and found the...
Barry Dock No 2 Lifeboat Launched on September 271975 to Help Storm Eagle a Yacht Being Driven Ashore By a Strong South-Westerly Gale She Got a Line Aboard Just As
Barry Dock No. 2 lifeboat launched on September 27,1975, to help Storm Eagle, a yacht being driven ashore by a strong south-westerly gale. She got a line aboard just as the yacht's anchor rope parted and towed her, with her three crew,... - View image in PDF
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the Kathleen, Clarice, Pen Cw and Westmark
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—About 9.15 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that he had received warning of a full south- westerly gale, and at 9.45 he stated that several fishing boats were at...
Gifts of Biscuits and Chocolates
THE Institution has received gifts of biscuits from Messrs. Peek Frean, Huntley & Palmer, McVitie & Price and W. &. R. Jacob, and of chocolate from Messrs. Rowntree, Cadbury and Fry.
These are the emergency...
Category: Donations
Through the Good Offices
Through the good offices of Terry Ferbrache, manager of Fletchersports, a section of the Royal Marines from Plymouth presented a memorable evening of music at a dance organised by the Guernsey ladies' guild. During the evening the... - View image in PDF
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The Russian S.S. Smolensk
ANKLE SET ON PASSAGE Humber, Yorkshire. At 11.18 a.m.
on i9th August, 1965, a message from a doctor was received saying that a man on board the Russian S.S. Smolensk of Riga had broken a leg and required a...
The Injured Climber Is Brought Aboard Edward Bridges at the Foot of Berry Head Cliffs
The injured climber is brought aboard Edward Bridges at the foot of Berry Head cliffs while crew members check the inches of clearance forward (Photo Herald Express, Torquay). - View image in PDF
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Holiday-Makers Watch the Naming of the New Aberystwyth Lifeboat Aguila Wren
(See page 437). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs