LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Disaster at Broughty Ferry
IN the early hours of the 8th of December, 1959, the Broughty Ferry life-boat Mona was launched on receipt of a message that the North Carr lightvessel had broken adrift. Some time between 5.15 and 6.00 in the morning the life- boat capsized...
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The Duchess Is Pictured Above Unveiling A Bronze Bust Of Whitby’s Most Famous Lifeboatman Henry Freeman
The Duchess of Kent opened the new lifeboat station at Whitby on 7 September. She also named the station’s latest D class inshore lifeboat OEM Stone III. Photo: RNLI/Tony Roddam. - View image in PDF
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Visits to Fund Raisers While Anthony Oliver Dos (Southern) Was Calling on Lock-Keeper Lyn David and His Wife (I) at Marsh Lock Henley-On-Thames the Chief Inspec
Visits to fund raisers . . . While Anthony Oliver, DOS (Southern) was calling on lock-keeper, Lyn David, and his wife (I.) at Marsh Lock, Henley-on-Thames, the Chief Inspector of Navigation, Thames Water Authority, Mr D. Cruickshank, passed... - View image in PDF
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Recycling raises £185,000
You can do your bit for the planet while raising funds for the RNLI. Recycle your old mobile phones, printer cartridges and gadgets (such as satnavs and digital cameras) with The Recycling Factory, and the company will make a donation to the...
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West Hove County Primary Infants' School Sussex Answered the 'Blue Peter' BBC Television Appeal for Paperbacked Books to Help Provide Replacement Rescue Craft F
by courtesy of Evening Argus', Brighton West Hove County Primary Infants' School, Sussex, answered the 'Blue Peter' B.B.C. television appeal for paperbacked books to help provide replacement rescue craft forthe existing four... - View image in PDF
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Christmas Festivities
LAST Christmas a number of life-boats again took out Christmas parcels from their towns to men on neighbouring lightships. The Weymouth life-boat took them to the Shambles, Selsey to the Owers, Barry Dock to the Breaksea, Margate to the...
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A Crew Change During a 12-Hour Sponsored Sail Lasting From
A crew change during a 12-hour sponsored sail lasting from midday to midnight at Denham Sailing Club last September.
Ruislip and Woodlands Park clubs also took part, II dinghies in all, and on a sunny day with a steady... - View image in PDF
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Furry Monster Spotted on Torbay Lifeboat
Friendly Mascot Morris from the Landscove and St Mary's Bay holiday complexes was a special visitor to the Torbay lifeboat.
From April to October, the Brixham lifeboat guild sells grand draw tickets at the holiday... - View image in PDF
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Lady Anna
SKIPPER PUT BACK ABOARD TRAWLER Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 10.20 on the morning of the 20th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Lady Anna was gradually drifting on to the shore at Saundersfoot with a...
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
HOLY ISLAND.—On the 29th April, 1867, j the Grace Darling life-boat went off and assisted safely into harbour two fishing- smacks, which were observed in distress during very stormy weather. Had it not! been for the services of the life-boat...
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