LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thanks to Stavros
RNLI lifeguards patrolled beaches in Wales this year, with substantial support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Formed in 1996 on the death of the eponymous Greek shipping magnate, the foundation gave a very generous grant to pay for...
Category: Articles
An R.A.F. Airborne Life-Boat
Padstow, Cornwall.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1955, the Trevose Head coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from St. Eval that an R.A.F. airborne life-boat was in diffi- culties off Bude. An...
An Aeroplane (154)
OCTOBER 19TH. - COVERACK, CORNWALL.
At 10.31 P .M. information was received, through the coastguard, that the coastwatching post at Kennack had seen an aeroplane crash into the sea in Kennack Bay, and in eight minutes the...
Some Ways of Raising Money
Jersey's Grand Summer Ball on July 10 was held at Government House, Jersey, with the kind co-operation of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor General Sir Peter Whiteley and Lady Whiteley, president of the guild.
It...
Category: Donations
The Medallists: (I to R) Matt Lethbridge Bem Antony Warnock Trevor England David Bliss Thomas Cocking Senior Thomas Walsh Mrs Dorothy Pengilly Who Rec
The Medallists: (I. to r.) Matt Lethbridge, BEM, Antony Warnock, Trevor England, David Bliss, Thomas Cocking, Senior, Thomas Walsh, Mrs Dorothy Pengilly who received the medal awarded to the late Eric Pengilly, John Devereux, John Petit,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (32)
NOV. 19TH. - SEAHAM, DURHAM. An aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea. The life-boat could find no trace of her, and news was later received that the aeroplane herself was picked up by a trawler, but that its crew was missing. ...
The Mersey Class Marine Engineer (Foreground) and the Aluminium Norwegian Norboat Class Pass the Delegates Aboard the Sailing Ship Christian Radich
The Mersey class Marine Engineer (foreground) and the aluminium Norwegian Norboat class pass the delegates aboard the sailing ship Christian Radich.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Services
West Division Injured swimmer A SOUTH-WESTERLY NEAR GALE force 7 was blowing on the afternoon of Saturday August 2, 1986, when the honorary secretary of Tenby lifeboat station was told by Milford Haven coastguard that a swimmer off Monkstone...
Category: Services
An Aeroplane (41)
DECEMBER 12TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.
During the search a life-boatman was put on board one of two rescue launches, which were also searching,...