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Southend 60 Years Ago

Date: Autumn 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 546

Southend 60 years ago As it is October 1998 (date of letter), I thought readers may be interested in some pictures I took in October 1938! The photographs are of Southend lifeboat, Greater London (Civil Service No.3), in action.

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Category: Photographs

The S.S. Alex Van Opstal

Date: December 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 340

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 7.20 P.M.

* on the 15th September, 1939, the coastguards, telephoned that four boats were adrift near the Shambles Lightship with the crew of a Belgian steamer on board. The weather was fine. The motor...

Birgitz and Riki Pia

Date: Autumn 1988

Volume: 51

Issue: 506

Lifeboat aids disabled yacht and sinking trawler in southerly galeA service which started as a short call to search for an overdue sailing dinghy, and which was cancelled almost immediately when the dinghy was located, eventually turned into...

Coxswain Dan O'Dwyer from Courtmacsherry

Date: Spring 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 548

Coxswain Dan O'Dwyer from Courtmacsherry receive their Bronze medals from HRH The Duke of Kent. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Cotick

Date: December 1966

Volume: 39

Issue: 418

At 11.36 p.m. on 22nd August, 1966, a yacht was reported ashore near the harbour entrance. The life-boat Thomas Corbett was launched at 11.45 in an easterly breeze and slight sea. Low water was at midnight. The life-boat came up with the...

Life-Boat Gear

Date: June 1852

Volume: 01

Issue: 04

1. Anchor and cable ; anchor for a 30-feet boat, not less than, 75 Ibs. weight; cable 60 fathoms of 3 -inch rope.

The anchor and cable to be secured to the floor of the boat amidships.

2. A grapnel 25 Ibs....

Category: Articles

Coxswain/Mechanic Ian Firman

Date: Autumn 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 554

Coxswain/Mechanic Ian firman Nobody does this for medals, but if they come along the whole station crew, beach crew, committee, guild and town are happy.'. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Marie Hendrika

Date: September 1962

Volume: 37

Issue: 401

YACHT POUNDED AGAINST HARBOUR WALL Dover, Kent. At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 19th May, 1962, the eastern arm signal station informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Marie Hendrika was drifting into the full force of a westsouth-...

Tocoba

Date: September 1962

Volume: 37

Issue: 401

EMPTY YACHT TOWED TO QUAY Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 19th June, 1962, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that a yacht had broken adrift from her moorings at Knott End and was being carried out across...

Lady Sophia

Date: December 1964

Volume: 38

Issue: 410

THREE TAKEN OFF At 9.30 a.m. on i6th August, 19645 Dublin harbour office told the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulty south of Pigeon House. There was a fresh south-easterly wind with a choppy sea and an ebbing tide. At 9.53...