LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lady Haig
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.45 on the evening of the 12th of September, 1950, flares were seen off Broadstairs Knoll.
At 7.50 the life-boat Prudential was launched in a moderate sea with a moderate west-south-west breeze blow- ing...
Lady Muriel
Selsey, Sussex. — During the after- noon of the 4th of August, 1952, a motor launch anchored about half a mile west-south-west of Selsey Bill, and the life-boat's assistant motor mechanic put out to her in his own boat. He learnt that...
Lady Isabella
Exmouth, Devon.—At 2.18 on the morning of the 26th of July, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that red rockets had been seen near Longshore Rock.
At 2.39 the life-boat Maria Noble was launched in a slight sea. There was a...
A Dakota Air Ambulance
JULY 27TH - 28TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Shortly after six in the evening the coastguard telephoned that an aeroplane had crashed on the foreshore at Cairngarrock Bay. The weather was fine, with a slight north-north-west breeze and a...
Made to Measure:
Made to measure: it took Brian Dew (above) six months to build this 1112th scale working model of Padstow's new 47ft Tyne class lifeboat. The model is built of wood andfibreglass, has twin electric motors for propulsion and for operating... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Gallon Bottle of Cognac Brandy Presented By Martell Made £250 for the Rnli In a Draw Organised By John Hudson (I) Station Honorary Secretary at Port St.Mary Isle of Man Alan Bell An Ann
A gallon bottle of Cognac brandy, presented by Martell, made £250 for the RNLI in a draw organised by John Hudson (I.), station honorary secretary at Port St Mary, Isle of Man. Alan Bell, an announcer with Manx Radio, won the prize and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rubber Air-float
Selsey, Sussex.—8th September. A child had drifted out to sea on a rubber air-float, but fishermen found the child's body and the float.—Rewards, £5 17s. 6d..
An Air bed
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. At 3.3 p.m. on 20th August, 1965, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that a boy had fallen off a drifting air bed, 600 yards north of the station. At 3.5 the IRB launched in a gentle westerly breeze...
An American Air Ambulance
On July zyth. an American air ambulance struck the cliffs of the Mull of Galloway and crashed on the shore. She was going to America, by way of Prestwick, and she had wounded soldiers from Normandy and nurses on board.
The...
Category: Articles
An Air-Sea Rescue Launch
NOVEMBER 20TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. An air-sea rescue launch’s engine had broken down, but she was able to repair it and go on her way. - Rewards, £7 5s..