LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifesavers 60 Years Ago
Lifesavers 60 years ago - the above photograph of St Andrews lifeboat crew was given to Michael Ashley, RNLI regional manager south east, from a lady at a local branch meeting.
St Andrews lifeboat station, Fifeshire,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Happy People: Rescued Two and Saved Boat
TWO MEN had been spending Sunday January 16 fishing off the western end of the Isle of Wight in an open 17ft dory. When, at 1530, they started to prepare for the return passage to Poole, their outboard engine failed. They were reported...
Category: Articles
Ladybird
Yacht on rocks A RADIO MESSAGE at 0924 on Thursday July 15, 1982, reported that a yacht was aground in the area of the Western Carracks, three miles west of St Ives. The honorary secretary of St Ives lifeboat station immediately assembled...
Bel Espoir
St. Helier, Jersey. At 3.57 on the afternoon of the 23rd of February, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the yacht Bel Espoir with two people on board was ashore on the rocks off Green Island. At 4.14, when the life- boat...
Lt Cdr Donald McLauchlan MBE
Lt Cdr Donald McLauchlan MBE RN (RETD). Don joined the committee of Wimbledon branch as honorary treasurer in 1986. He was awarded the Institution's certificate of thanks in 1996..
Category: Obituaries
Etoile d'Arvor
TOW FOR FRENCH TRAWLER WITH ENGINE TROUBLE St. Ives, Cornwall. At six o'clock on the evening of the 12th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the French trawler Etoile d'Arvor was disabled three miles west...
A Ship
29th April.
Flares had been seen from a ship off St. Agnes, but she moved off before the life-boat could reach her.—Rewards, £10 11s..
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JULY 31ST. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
A man bathing in Coldingham Bay had got into difficulties, but was drowned before help could reach him. - Rewards, £8 13s. 6d..
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MARCH 14TH. - ST. ABS, BERWICKSHIRE.
Rockets had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £16 14s. 6d.