LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Sailing Boat Avec Nom
Margate, Kent.—At 2.50 on the after- noon of the 1st of April, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that he had received a message from Kingsgate that two men in a sailing boat three quarters of a mile off Joss Bay were waving an oar. At three...
RIDING TO THE RESCUE
‘You bet!’ That’s what a group of local lads said when challenged to undertake a gruelling bike ride from Arbroath to Dobbies at Ethiebeaton Park – and back – late last summer. Their combined pedal-power raised a whopping £563, which...
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The Sailing Boat Olive
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 9.30 on the night of the 14th of August, 1955, the police reported that a woman and her two sons, who were on holiday in Falmouth, had put off in the local sailing boat Olive the morning before for a trip in Falmouth...
Riddled Ventilating Pipe from the Eastbourne Lifeboat Jane Holland After Visiting Dunkirk In 1940 and (Below) Special War Artist Bryan De Grineau's Impression of the Du
Riddled ventilating pipe from the Eastbourne lifeboat Jane Holland after visiting Dunkirk in 1940, and (below) special war artist Bryan de Grineau's impression of the Dunkirk evacuation in full swing. An RNLI lifeboat is... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Olympos
Penlee, Cornwall. At 10.45 on the morning of the 17th May, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the s.s. Olympos, of Greece, had a sick man aboard and would be off Penlee about 12.45. She had requested medical help. At 11.30 the...
Isabella Granger, of Whitby
"While she was rendering this service, the Mark Lane Life-boat had gone off to a vessel which had sunk in the Roads, but no traces could be found of the crew of that ill-fated ship. The boat was returning when she was hailed by the...
Spring Comes Early to the Isles of Scilly and on March 4 St.Mary's Town Hall Was a Blaze of Colour for the Ladies' Guild Annual Flower Show: Mrs Mary West Chairman I
Spring comes early to the Isles of Scilly and on March 4, St Mary's town hall was a blaze of colour for the ladies' guild annual flower show: Mrs Mary West, chairman, is seen with some of the many varieties of daffodil shown,... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco
NOVEMBER 24TH. - WALMER, KENT. A message from the S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco, was received through the coastguard.
It said that she would be anchoring in The Downs at two o’clock that afternoon and had asked...
Bound In Boards Cut from the Oak Knees Used for the Stems of Lifeboats
. . Bound in boards cut from the oak knees used for the stems of lifeboats,. - View image in PDF
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The Model of the 42' Watson Mabel E Holland Dungeness (Left)
The Model Of The 42' Watson Mabel E Holland Dungeness (Left). - View image in PDF
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